Council sells former chalk pit for redevelopment

Surrey County Council said it no longer needed the chalk pit site

A former chalk pit depot in Surrey has been sold off and could become a housing development.

Seven homes could be built on the site in Chalk Pit Lane, in Great Bookham, after it was sold by Surrey County Council on Tuesday.

The site has long been vacant but was most recently used in autumn 2024 as a temporary store for the council's highway winter fleet vehicles.

No planning applications have yet been submitted and any development would first require planning permission, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Councillor Clare Curran said she thought people would support the site being released for redevelopment.

"It will be good to see it come to positive use," she added.

Funds from selling the 0.82 acre site will be put back into the council's pot to support its programme for building and infrastructure.

It also means the council no longer needs to spend money on maintaining the site.

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