The new Waverley Local Plan 2026 to 2044

The Council is preparing a new Waverley Local Plan which, when adopted, will guide development in the borough until 2044 and include policies to meet local economic, social and environmental objectives.

The adopted Waverley Borough Local Plan (comprising Local Plans Part 1 and 2) will remain the key part of the statutory development plan until it is replaced.

Local Plan timeline

Scoping Consultation

The Council is undertaking a Scoping Consultation from Monday 15 June to Monday 27 July 2026.

The Government introduced new plan-making regulations in March 2026 which set out a revised process for preparing Local Plans. The Scoping Consultation is the first stage of consultation for preparing the new Waverley Local Plan.

The Scoping document is seeking your views on what the key priorities should be for the plan. The document also seeks views on how we should engage our communities in the process of preparing the Local Plan. Feedback received through this consultation will help shape the Local Plan Contents and Evidence Base version of the new Local Plan, which is the next stage in the plan-making process.

View the document and have your say

To view and provide comments on the Scoping document, please visit the webpage to access our online system.

View the consultation

Notice of Scoping Consultation

You can also submit your comments by email or post to:

• planningpolicy@waverley.gov.uk
• Planning Policy, Waverley Borough Council, The Burys, Godalming, GU7 1HR.

Hard copies of the Scoping document and Notice of Scoping Consultation can be viewed at:

• Waverley Borough Council Offices, The Burys, Godalming, GU7 1HR
• Libraries in Godalming, Farnham, Haslemere, Cranleigh and Bramley. Please visit the Surrey Libraries website for addresses and opening times.

Previous Consultation in 2025

In June 2025 the Council ran stakeholder workshops for community groups and representatives to explore what Waverley could look and feel like in future and how growth could be accommodated.

This work has been summarised in the Stakeholder Workshops Report prepared by CAG consultants and forms part of the evidence base for the Issues and Options Local Plan.

In the Autumn the Council consulted on the Waverley Local Plan: Issues and Options document. This document set out the key issues facing the borough and potential options to address them. The comments received during the Issues and Options consultation has helped inform the next stages of the Local Plan process. The Issues and Options: Responses provides a summary of the main messages arising from the Issues and Options consultation.

Data Protection

Please note that comments submitted will be publicly available and cannot be treated as confidential, although address, telephone and email details will not be published. Please see our privacy statement for more information: Planning Policy Consultations Privacy Notice.

Please contact the Planning Policy Team if you have any queries, by email at planningpolicy@waverley.gov.uk or by telephone on 01483 523291.