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Local government reorganisation in the South East

What LGR means for planning and development in the South East

What’s inside

  • The confirmed geography for Surrey, Hampshire, Kent & Medway, East Sussex, and Oxfordshire & Berkshire
  • Why West Sussex is one of only two areas in England still without a decision
  • Judicial review underway in Hampshire and legal action threatened in East Sussex — and the risk to the wider timetable
  • Surrey a year ahead of the rest of the country, with vesting day in April 2027
  • Where devolution sits, from the Sussex & Brighton funding deal to the paused Thames Valley discussions

Written by the DevComms South East team, drawing on the government's announcements, the proposals councils submitted, and the political control picture in each area.

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