Policy information sourced from the Guildford Local Plan: Strategy and Sites

S2: Planning for the borough - our spatial development strategy

The housing requirement for Guildford is 562 dwellings per annum over the plan period (2015 – 2034). During the plan period, provision has been made for at least 10,678 new homes. Table S2a shows the contribution of all sources of housing supply, whilst the distribution of supply across the spatial locations is shown in Table S2b.

Provision has been made for at least 36,100 – 43,700 sq m of office and research and development (B1a and b) floorspace (net); 3.7– 4.1 hectares of industrial (B1c, B2 and B8) land (gross); and approximately 41,000 sq m of comparison retail floorspace (gross).

Provision has been made for 4 permanent pitches for Gypsies and Travellers and 4 permanent plots for Travelling Showpeople (as defined by Planning Policy for Traveller Sites) within Guildford borough between 2017 and 2034. Whilst the needs of Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople who do not meet the planning definition fall outside this allocation, in order to meet their assessed needs the Council will seek to make provision for 41 permanent pitches for Gypsies and Travellers and 4 permanent plots for Travelling Showpeople who do not meet the definition. The Council will also seek to make provision for 8 permanent pitches to meet potential additional need of households of unknown planning status.

For more information please see the Local Plan