Phase One - 81 new homes

WEYSIDE URBAN VILLAGE

Enhancing Guildford's Community

About Phase 1

Planning approval has been granted for the first residential phase of the regeneration, for 81 new homes. A central feature of Phase 1 includes a new community green with street trees and a community orchard. The streets and roads have been designed to prioritise cycling and walking and improve pedestrian safety.

Type of housing

There will be a mix of housing types, such as one and two-bed apartments two, three and four-bed houses. The buildings range from 2 to 3 storeys, with most of the homes being 2 storeys.

• 67% will be 3 and 4-bed family homes
• 32 homes (40%) will be affordable
• 49 homes (60%) will be market housing.   

Design

The design of the new homes reflects the outcomes of a comprehensive community engagement programme. The design reflects a garden mews character to integrate with the existing community. Every house and ground-floor apartment has a private garden. Each home will also have an air-source heat pump. The homes are built to be energy-efficient, surpassing current energy and carbon reduction standards, and are designed to help achieve net-zero energy goals.

Project update

The Phase 1 development area was formerly home to Bellfields Allotments and the Aggie Club. To make way for the new homes the Aggie Club building has been temporarily relocated. Part of the Bellfields Allotments have moved and new allotment sites have been created at North Moors and Woodside Road.