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St Marys/Debenhams Site View article
Native Land, who are a high-quality developer, have submitted revised proposals for the St Marys/Debenhams Site. The full details will be published shortly via the Guildford Borough Council Website as amended documents on planning application 2... View article
Census 2021 Results View article
The first results of the Census have now been released by the Offic for National Statistics (ONS). The results so far published can be found at this link. There is a useful ability to look at each local authority in the context of its are... View article
National Infrastructure Commission. Getting Cities Moving View article
The National Infrastructure Commission has issued a report ‘Getting Cities Moving’ (see link below) that highlights the role that urban transport provision can have in supporting economic growth and improved productivity. The report... View article
Supporting the Visitor Economy View article
The Council Service Delivery Executive Advisory Board on the 19-5-2022 discussed options for the Tourist Information Centre and more specifically how to save money.
Council Officers presented four options with a recommendation that closure should ... View article
TfSE Schemes proposed for Guildford Area View article
Transport for South East (TfSE) the Sub-national Transport Body for the South East have published their draft Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) for South East England. This plan provides a framework for investment in strategic transport infrastruc... View article
Levelling Up, Communities and Housing Committee View article
Clive Betts, Labour MP and chair of the Levelling Up, Communities and Housing Committee, has written to the Housing minister Michael Gove and asked him to respond to a series of points raised in a legal opinion authored for Rights: Co... View article
Surrey County Council Looking for Suggestions View article
Electric cars are becoming increasingly popular as more people want to reduce their carbon footprint. Surrey County Council estimate that 10,000 electric vehicle chargepoints will be required by 2030.
Publicly accessible chargepoints are ... View article
Guildford Design Awards 2022/3 and Guildford Design Awards Exhibition. View article
The Guildford Design Awards is a joint initiative between the Guildford Society and Guildford Borough Council, established to encourage and recognise good design in new buildings, restoration and conservation projects which ensure... View article
Guildford - Walnut Tree Close View article
As an experiment Walnut Tree Close is closed to through traffic southbound from the 29th May for six months, The road between Wey Corner and the Royal Mail Delivery Office is North bound only.
Traffic is still allowed south to the Roayal Mail... View article
Guildford Architecture View article
Guildford has an amazing number of buildings designed by architectural ‘names’ Voysey, Shaw, Lutyens and in recent times Grimshaw at the University of Surrey. A lesser-known architect is Alfred Claude Burlingham who was active in th... View article
Planning changing in England?? View article
The government have produced the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill that supports the White Paper produced earlier in the year Levelling up the United Kingdom.
Main Themes
The Bill covers four main themes:
Providing a legal basis for... View article
North Street Development – Society Comments View article
The Society has reviewed the April Webinar (Still available on this link) of the proposals for North Street and we have also had an opportunity to clarify some points directly with St Edward, the developers.
The Society is pleased that after... View article
Medical School coming to University of Surrey View article
The University of Surrey has finally announced that it is starting a course that provides a full four year degree in medicine. Surrey is setting up an independent medical school,the majority of places, initially, will be for oversees applicants... View article
Making our Built Environment sustainable. View article
The debate about how to make significant reductions greenhouse gas emissions from our built environment that is responsible for approximately 25% of total UK greenhouse gas emissions is getting increasing attention.
Recently the Tulip Scheme... View article
M25/A3 Junction 10 Major upgrade approved View article
The Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps MP) has granted a Development Consent Order, which allows the project to improve the M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange to proceed.
The junction has circa 300,000 journeys every day making it o... View article
Guildford Park Road - Updated View article
Guildford Borough Council (GBC) own the Guildford Park Road Car Park adjoining the west side of the rail tracks just north of the station. In 2017 GBC secured consent for a planning application (16/P/01290) to create 160 new homes and a fi... View article
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Guildford Borough has a large number of developments defined in the recent Local Plan plus inevitable 'Wind Fall' developments. The Society is actively involved in debate on many of these proposed developments with Guildford Borough Council and Developers.
Help Us make Guildford Better
The Guildford Society has been an active voice, speaking up for the town and its surrounding countryside and villages for over a century.
While mindful of the past, our heritage and precious environment, we look firmly to the future
We recognise that development must, and will, take place. However, we do not believe this should be at the expense of Guildford’s historic character and beauty, nor of the unspoilt countryside that surrounds it.
We want our town to be vibrant, attractive, and liveable. We support development that brings a sense of place and enhances the best aspects of our town. If such aims can be embraced, we believe Guildford has the chance to lead the way in enabling sensitive and sustainable development.
Pressures for development are increasing. Planning rules are being eased. The Society’s commitment to standing up for Guildford is needed more than ever.
Other Organisations
The Society engages with a variety of other organisations who share our interests and we share their links for information. We are also include links to Guildford Borough Council and other Government bodies and Developers of key sites. Finally we include other links of interest that are related to the borough.