Plans for new £650,000 skate park approved

Cranleigh will get a new skate park as part of plans to replace the current leisure centre.

A "much-needed" new skate park is to be built in a Surrey after a local authority backed spending nearly £650,000 in developer money on the project.

Waverley Borough Council unanimously approved the plans to replace the current out-dated facility in Cranleigh Leisure Centre at a meeting on Tuesday.

The new funding will be used to purchase land for the skate park as well as its installation.

Waverley Borough Council portfolio holder for planning Liz Townsend said the skate park had been "long anticipated and will be a much-needed and necessary upgrade".

She added the park would be an "important addition to recreational facilities in Cranleigh and the surrounding villages which have experienced significant development over the past few years".

Planning permission was given in March 2025 to replace the leisure centre, including tearing down the old skate park.

Full details surrounding the project are still being kept confidential – including where it will be built, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The project will be fully funded by contributions from developers through Section 106 funding and money from the Community Infrastructure Levy.

Ms Townsend added: "There is a huge amount of interest in the project already and its design.

"There are some extremely enthusiastic future users of this facility.

"The new skate park represents a fantastic opportunity to build a new and existing community space on a new site."

Leader of the opposition Jane Austin added the new skate park was "really great for Cranleigh".