It is noted that the largest areas of industrial brownfield land within the borough are near to or adjacent to the River Wey, particularly in the Walnut Tree Close area and in the Slyfield industrial area. These areas could support much more housing than the relatively small numbers indicated in the policy on the town centre, under a town centre regeneration scheme. This would have huge benefits for the community as a whole since relatively run down areas would be subject to regeneration, the river banks would be cleaner and more attractive.

It is important for the town as a whole that the run-down Walnut Tree Close area is used for well-designed housing, as indicated by the Master Vision document by Allies and Morrison. It is important that the desire for Green and Blue infrastructure does not become an excuse for preventing regeneration of Walnut Tree Close. This policy should be explicitly amended to permit construction of a regeneration zone on the brownfield areas surrounding the river in the middle of the town.