The redevelopment will run in parallel with bringing safer roads and pavements plus vast improvements to the landscaping and amenities on Oxshott High Street.
Background on the Regeneration Team
The team are proud residents of Oxshott and business owners in the high street and have been committed to the community for many years already. The team created the non-profit platform Oxshott Delivery immediately as we all went into lockdown and pulled many of the businesses together to launch their products online and keep them all surviving. As you will remember, the entire community rallied together to help one another and the key workers and families in need too. This unity in our village made headline news across the UK.
The same people organised the Oxshott Jubilee and the annual Oxshott Spectacular, in which they organise and fund, along with the other high street businesses, to bring the community together every year. The team worked closely with Fedora who successfully led the traffic management and safety of our high street by reducing the high street traffic to 20mph and night-time HGV ban. The same priority has and will always continue to be the case, looking after the village and residents first.
Oxshott High Street
The high street regeneration project is all about the village, with commercial considerations secondary. There will be zero financial gain to the regeneration team from the initial sale of the residential apartments. The regeneration team’s sole aim is to significantly upgrade the old and unsafe buildings and maintain them to a very high standard. The key goal is that ownership of the commercial units involved is protected on behalf of the village to safeguard their future and protect high quality, independent businesses.
We want both local businesses and our community to feel proud of our village and be involved in its future. We will soon be holding conversations with Fedora about how they can help us to ensure that this remains the case for generations to come as part of a trust.
Oxshott High Street
South End Views
Oxshott High Street
North End Views
A charming glimpse into the past – this original 1950s image of the former petrol station sits beautifully alongside the thoughtfully updated plans for the Post Office site, blending heritage with future vision.
A view looking down the high street reveals the approved Heath Buildings alongside the more compact proposed Post Office scheme opposite—together creating a beautiful sense of balance and a welcoming gateway into the village.
The new design and layout have been carefully developed to provide safer, wider access for vehicles entering the proposed rear parking area. The right-hand side, nearest to the Centre for Sight, remains unchanged from the previously approved plans—maintaining continuity while enhancing overall functionality.
The Future
Oxshott is entering a defining period of transformation — one that blends thoughtful design, long-term investment and genuine community collaboration. The regeneration of Oxshott High Street is not about replacing character; it is about elevating it. Over the next two years, three landmark sites will reshape the heart of the village and lay the foundations for what is set to become one of Surrey’s most desirable destination high streets.
Site 1: Adjacent to Munch & Wiggles, delivering new commercial spaces with apartments above
Completion: Summer 2026
The first phase of the regeneration will complete in summer 2026 and introduces a refined mixed-use development designed to enhance both lifestyle and community vibrancy.
Site 1 will deliver:
- Two new commercial spaces suited to premium restaurant or F&B concepts
- Four beautifully designed apartments above
The intention is clear: bring quality dining and social experiences to the village while maintaining a scale and aesthetic that complements Oxshott’s character. Carefully curated operators will be selected to ensure longevity, quality and alignment with the village’s demographic.
Site 2, 49 & 50 High Street: The former Post Office and bank site, reimagined into a contemporary mixed-use development
Demolition: April 2026 | Completion: 2027
In April 2026, works will begin on what is currently known as 49 and 50 High Street — the former post office and little bank. This outdated structure will be demolished to make way for a striking new nine-apartment building.
The plans include:
- Nine new high-quality residential apartments
- A substantial commercial unit at ground level
- A dedicated salon, spa, beauty or wellness concept anchoring the space
This site is envisioned as a wellness cornerstone for the high street — bringing together beauty, self-care and social lifestyle under one roof. The aim is not simply retail; it is experience-led community living.
Site 3: Heath Buildings, stretching from Clay Hair Salon to Reads Florist, creating a premium mixed-use destination
Planning & Phased Development
Heath Buildings represents the most ambitious phase of the regeneration.
This development will include:
- Nine super-luxury apartments
- Basement level with underground parking
- Private gym facilities
- Four large commercial spaces spanning over 4,000 sq ft
This site is designed to elevate Oxshott to a new residential standard while introducing substantial commercial opportunity for local businesses. The scale of the commercial footprint allows for flagship concepts — whether boutique retail, premium dining, specialist health operators or curated lifestyle brands.
A Community-Led Destination Village
A defining feature of this regeneration is collaboration.
The regeneration team will launch a public community poll inviting residents to share ideas, preferences and aspirations for what they would like to see on the high street. From dining concepts to family amenities, from wellness facilities to specialist retail — the community voice will help shape operator selection.
Working alongside FEDORA, the community and key stakeholders, the vision is to create not just a high street, but a destination village. A place where people gather, socialise, invest, and feel proud to belong.
The Bigger Vision
This regeneration is about long-term stewardship.
It is about elevating design standards.
It is about strengthening property values.
It is about giving Oxshott a vibrant, walkable centre worthy of its reputation.
By 2027, Oxshott High Street will not simply be renewed — it will be redefined.
Q & A
Q. What is the vision for Oxshott High Street?
A: Starting in summer 2026, the plans are to regenerate the buildings in the high street that look tired or are potentially unsafe. The businesses will be given safe and sustainable properties, with long leases that can protect their future.
Q: Will the pavement out the front of Heath Buildings be lost?
A: Not at all, on the ground floor the commercial units are all staying on the exact build line apart from the proposed entrance to the new apartments so the overall effect to the pavement reduction is only 7% compared to 17% on the previous application. Therefore, the area for the pavement will actually be 93% of what it is now! In addition, we are all aware it has never been known as “Oxshott Square” and in 20 years no gathering has been made apart from the Christmas Spectacular which the regeneration team organise and fund alongside the businesses every year and they will continue that for years to come.
Q: Will the neighbours be affected with any loss of light?
A: There has been minimal impact on rights of light to the neighbours, this can clearly be read on the report.
Q: When the basement parking happens will it have an impact on the tree roots?
A: The basement that is already in Clay Hair Salon and The Pop-Up shop sets the basis for the underground parking and the basement is not going down any further and for total clarity there is zero impact on tree roots. You can view the full root scanning report here:
Elmbridge.gov.uk – 4418252.pdf
Q: Will the clock and any trees be relocated?
A: The clock, with the support of Fedora, would be repositioned opposite the pedestrian crossing in what will be a new natural focus point for various sight-lines and framed by mature trees to the north. More trees are being planted along the pavement, bringing green and seasonal blossom, and providing volume for our popular Christmas lighting. There will also be new planters and flower beds that will bring seasonal colour right into the heart of the village.
Q: Will any tree preservation order (TPO) trees from the neighbouring site be affected?
A: We love our woods and mature trees in Oxshott. Root scanning has been done and approved to ensure that no TPO trees will be affected by this development. However, the arboriculturist report clearly shows some existing damage and can be read in detail via this link: 4431614.pdf (elmbridge.gov.uk) The TPO trees in question have had AstroTurf wrongly put all around them quite some years ago by the neighbours which has caused major damage and safety concerns.
Q: Will the shops be offered a relocation during the build?
A: The businesses that form part of the future vision of the high street have all been offered a temporary or permanent location. You will see that Pharmacy is now its new home and that support will continue to happen for the other businesses too.
Q: What has inspired the architectural style for Heath Buildings?
A: The inspiration carefully blends and balances, the existing Victorian sites, and the approved schemes across the rest of the High Street. The CGI’s show better the future vision.
Q: Will the village events still be able to happen?
A: 100% they will. The team that funds and sponsors these community events is also the team leading the regeneration. These events form a key part of the future vision for a vibrant village, and we hope they continue to be bigger, better, and safer.
Q: Are there plans to shut the A244 during the build?
A: There are no plans to shut the high street during the build. There will be partial pedestrian closures during the build, but access will still be available on the opposite side to wherever the staged building works take place.
Q: Will there be parking for the apartments to be proposed on Heath Buildings?
A: There will be parking for all the apartments plus some additional for visitors also. The parking proposed exceeds standard requirements.
Q: Can Heath Buildings not just be renovated as it is?
A: Unfortunately, not. The existing building is showing structural decay (concrete frame). Most of the flats above are no longer on the valuation agency as they are uninhabitable. Some have major roof damage and leaks that have had decades of internal wall and commercial damage.
Q: Can the bulk, height and massing be reduced any further?
A: The scheme proposed is now the smallest possible that allows it to be viable. Removing the penthouse on the top floor means the scheme becomes unviable. The scheme has also been brought in significantly from the boundaries to the neighbours to show further support to them also and allow a nice new side access either end. You can see the scheme here Active pages | Elmbridge Borough Council where the neighbours will enjoy the proposed building being set away from their boundary which shows huge support to them.
Q: What is the timeline for the high street and why?
A: The timeline is as follows:
• Site 1, adjacent to Munch & Wiggles – Completion: Summer 2026
• Site 2, 49 & 50 High Street – Completion 2027
• Site 3: Heath Buildings – Phased development. Completion 2027
Q: Are we losing the Post Office & Village Store?
A: Certainly not, The Post Office & Village Store will, with the support of the village, return to its original home in the centre of the high street where Charnay kitchen shop was located. This is a wonderful story for the historians of Oxshott.
Q: Will these shops have better or worse delivery access to support them?
A: Many shops who receive large daily deliveries have struggled in their existing locations with deliveries and that has formed part of the strategy with them in relocating them into a new home that supports with being on the same side as the loading bay or access to the rear. This will support the businesses and reduce the impact on passing traffic.