Research and evidence base

Research reports

A number of research projects have been undertaken by the Council in order to inform the Local Development Framework. Click on the links to find out more information about each of the studies.

• Appropriate Assessment of the Special Protection Area (SPA) and Special Area of Conservation(SAC)

• Character Study

• Climate Change and Decentralised, Renewable and Low Carbon Energy

• Cumulative Assessment of Future Development Impacts on the Highway Network

• Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan (July 2011)

• Economic Viability Assessment

• Equalities Impact Assessment

• Employment Land Review

• Planning Advisory Service (PAS) - Evidence Base Review for Woking BC

• Green Spaces Development Plan

• Guildford and Woking Integrated Transport Study

• Habitats Regulations Assessment

• Heritage of Woking - An Historic Conservation Compendium, 2000, produced by Woking Borough Council

• Housing Land Supply Position Statement (2011)

• Housing Topic Paper
• North Surrey Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessement (GTAA)

• Open Space, Sport and Recreation Facilities Audit

• Population Topic Paper (2010)

• Pitch Strategy

• Play Strategy

• Public Art Strategy

• Retail Monitoring Report

• Social and Community Infrastructure Requirements Studies (2005, 2006 and 2011 draft)

• Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

• Strategic Housing Market Assessment

• Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment

• Surrey Hotel Futures

• Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area Avoidance Strategy (2010-2015)

• Town, District and Local Centres Study

• Transport and Accessibility Topic Paper (2011)

Research report produced by outside organisation also support the Core Strategy. These include:

• Biodiversity & Planning in Surrey, November 2010 (Surrey Wildlife Trust and Surrey Biodiversity Partnership)
• Surrey Infrastructure Capacity Study, 2009
• The Surrey Transport Plan (Local Transport Plan Third Edition - LTP3), (2011)
• Transport Assessment (2010)
• Woking and Surrey Sustainable Community Strategy (2006 and 2010)