Pressure on Surrey's schools and services is set to further increase because of London's expanding population, it is feared.

Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, recently set out his vision for the metropolis until 2031, including an increase in population from 7.63 million to 8.89 million.

This has prompted fears from Surrey County Council that it could place extra pressure on education, social care, transport and the green belt.

Dr Andrew Povey, leader of the council, said: "The predicted population increases in outer London would put pressure on our services.

"Already our schools admit pupils from bordering London boroughs such as Croydon, Sutton and Kingston-upon-Thames and our roads carry the load of vehicles commuting into and out of the county.

"We have urged the mayor to make sure that we are involved in all significant development decisions with an impact on Surrey, and have asked for greater clarification as to how this will be achieved, and how the mayor would contribute to the costs.

"I am writing to the mayor to request a meeting."

For campaign groups such as Bookham's Don't Drive Our Children Away, the rising population is of particular concern because of the pressure it will place on school admissions.

David Cox, a representative of the group, says that the number of places at the Howard of Effingham School are under pressure from new housing in Bookham as well as more children from outside the area going to the learning hub.

He said: "When you look at the population, the question is what are Surrey County Council doing about planning for it?

"At the moment we simply get the message that there isn't any money."

At a meeting on January 5 Surrey County Council's cabinet agreed a response to the London Plan stressing the need to maintain the Green Belt.

Dr Povey also said that the county must attract people and businesses, adding: "To do this we must preserve and improve the qualities that make the county so attractive – the combination of a successful economy, countryside and first-rate services.

"We need to work with the mayor to make sure this is not threatened by the potential growth of London, but rather benefits from it."