Improvements to the Three Arch Road / Maple Road junction

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council and Surrey County Council are planning improvements to the junction at Three Arch Road and Maple Road in Earlswood. The aim is to reduce congestion, improve safety and make journeys more reliable for everyone, including access to East Surrey Hospital.

Why common land is involved

To carry out the highway works, the councils need to apply to the Secretary of State for permission to:

• Deregister small areas of common land next to the highway so the junction can be improved.
• Register new replacement common land at Kiln Brow (north of Redhill Football Club) so there is no overall loss of common land.
• Carry out temporary works on parts of Earlswood Common that will remain common land before and after the project.

The replacement land at Kiln Brow will connect to the existing common and offer improved public access and habitat benefits.

What the plans include

The proposed highway improvements include:

• A wider junction layout
• Better traffic signals to reduce waiting times
• New pedestrian and cycle crossings
• Improved footpaths and a new link to Redhill Football Club

Some trees and hedgerows will need to be removed, but more will be planted as part of the scheme, along with new drainage and habitat improvements.

Further and supporting information:

• Information about the scheme is available on the Surrey County Council website
• Informal consultation public notice (PDF)
• Common land exchange map (PDF)
  • The land to be deregistered as common land is shown in dark pink.
  • The replacement common land to be registered is shown in green.
  • The land on which works are to be carried out that require Section 38 consent is shown in light pink and edged in red.
• Safety, health and environmental information map (PDF)