Best Plan
Mole Valley Local Plan entered by Mole Valley District Council
The Mole Valley Local Plan includes a number of firsts: One of the first 20% Biodiversity Net Gain policies in the country, the first Zero Carbon policy in Surrey, the first authority in Surrey to make provision for a carbon offset fund and the first Racehorse Training Zone for Epsom. In addition, the plan provides for over 6,000 homes in a highly constrained district where 76% of the area is Green Belt. It was also the first full Local Plan to be adopted by Mole Valley District Council for nearly a quarter of a century.
Town Centre Masterplan entered by Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
A collaborative non statutory masterplan project born out of a desire to progress development of our town centre in the absence of an up to Local Plan. With sustainability at its core, it enabled a high standard of engagement, utilising digital consultation tools, eventually being recognised as a national trailblazer in the digital planning space. More importantly, the project resulted in roughly double the national average (approx. 1% of a borough's population according to an RTPI blog), taking part in the consultation (nearly 2,000 people), with over half saying they'd never taken part in a planning consultation before.
Design for Gravesham entered by Levitt Bernstein and Gravesham Borough Council
Design for Gravesham is a comprehensive design code developed by Levitt Bernstein and Gravesham Borough Council to establish design quality standards across the borough. Adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document in 2024, it addresses both urban and rural contexts, with sustainability embedded as a core principle rather than a standalone consideration. The code was shaped through extensive community engagement, generating over 17,000 pieces of feedback. It provides clear guidance for achieving the borough's net-zero targets while preserving local character and heritage. The framework balances prescription with flexibility, creating planning certainty while allowing creative responses to Gravesham's diverse contexts.