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