Dorking SOS

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Recommended Publications

Books
  • Shopped: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets by Joanna Blythman
    A well-researched look at UK supermarkets, their monumental rise in recent years, and how they operate.
  • Sold Out!: The True Cost of Supermarket Shopping by William Young.
    For those who care where our food comes from, how it is produced and sold.
  • The Grocers: The Rise and Rise of the Supermarket Chains by Andrew Seth, Geoffrey Randall.
    A look at the phenomenal growth of our supermarkets.
  • Not on the Label: What Really Goes into the Food on Your Plate by Felicity Lawrence.
    A study of the ingredients in popular processed food dishes championed by UK supermarkets.
  • Reports
  • High Street Britain: 2015.
    The recent All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group looking into the effect of supermarkets on small shops.
  • Impact of Large Foodstores on Market Towns and District Centres
    A government report on the effect of supermarkets on market towns
  • Planning Documents

    Government Planning
  • PPS6: Planning Policy Statement 6
    The government's policy document on Town Centres and Retail Developments.
  • Mole Valley
  • MVDC Local Plan: Chapter 8
    The council's local plan covering the area of Shopping.
  • MVDC Local Plan: Chapter 9
    The council's local plan covering the area of Dorking Town Centre.
  • Organisations

    Societies
  • Dorking & District Preservation Society, Sir Martin Wedgwood, 01306 889941
    A local group with a large membership dedicated to the preservation of the character of Dorking.
  • Web Sites

    The Main Players
  • Thornfield Properties
    The company responsible for the proposed development.
  • Sainsbury's
    The supermarket giant behind the proposal.
  • Local Government
  • Mole Valley District Council
    The local council in the Dorking area.
  • Surrey County Council
    The level above MVDC in local government responsible for the wider Surrey region.
  • South East England Regional Assembly
    The Regional Planning Body responsible for strategic planning and transport policies in the SE.
  • Supermarket Info
  • Tescopoly
    An anti-Tesco web site campaigning for a reduction in the powers of UK supermarkets.
  • Supermarket Sweep-Up
    An anti-supermarket site.
  • Corporate Watch
    A look on the impact of large companies, including supermarkets, on the planet.
  • New Economics Foundation
    The organisation which coined the term "Clone Town Britain".
  • Local Works
    The campaign for the Sustainable Communities Bill.
  • Food Suppliers
  • The Surrey Gourmet
    A Dorking box scheme business.
  • Greener Greens
    A Redhill-based box delivery scheme.
  • The Organic Supermarket
    Search for organic suppliers and farmers' markets in your area
  • Milk Deliveries
    Get milk and many other products delivered fresh to your door
  • Big Barn
    Find all your local food suppliers
  • Local Sites
  • Visit Dorking
    A site devoted to places to see and what is happening in Dorking.
  • Dorking Antiques
    A site for local antique traders in Dorking.
  • Transition Dorking
    A group working towards a sustainable Dorking.
  • Save Ashtead
    A group campaigning against a Tescos superstore in nearby Ashtead village.
  • Surrey Links
  • Surrey Food Links
    A guide to local produce in Surrey.
  • Surrey Waste
    A guide to household waste and sustainable shopping in Surrey.
  • Surrey Green Party
    The Surrey branch of the UK political party
  • Surrey Online
    A guide to local services in Surrey.
  • General Links
  • Campaign to Protect Rural England
    Campaigning for the countryside for the benefit of us all
  • Waste Prevention
    Lots of information about supermarket packaging
  • Fairtrade Online
    Lots of information about supermarket packaging