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Find out more about Shaping Guildford's Future

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Find out about Shaping Guildford's Future

We want to make Guildford a thriving place to live work and do business.  

Shaping Guildford's Future will, over a period of time, transform the area along the riverside. The river is the town's most significant natural asset and will be the focus for its regeneration programme.

The programme has major benefits for Guildford's community, businesses and environment. It will develop a proactive regeneration strategy to address the economic challenges and physical constraints facing the town. 

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What will the project deliver?

  • Open-up the riverside, making it a focal point for the town
  • Create new public spaces and destinations that build upon and relate to both historic and contemporary Guildford
  • Attract alternative uses to complement the town's retail economy
  • Incorporate and integrate residential uses in the town centre
  • An integrated approach to flood protection and alleviation that addresses the risk of flooding 

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What's happened so far?

  • Options have been developed for the Flood Alleviation Scheme with the Environment Agency
  • A zonal town centre regeneration plan is in development
  • Transport data collection completed
  • Stakeholder Engagement has taken place
  • An analysis has been undertaken of physical and infrastructure constraints

What's happening next?

The SGF project team will continue to:

  • Work with the Environment Agency to ensure that the developing flood solution supports the aspirations of the town centre regeneration plan
  • Support and analyse the Environment Agency (EA) technical solutions prior to the EA Outline Business Case at the end of 2026
  • Review opportunity development zones in order to capture inward investment on our sites
  • Identify sites and capacity studies to accelerate the delivery of housing within the town centre
  • Review constraints relating to primary infrastructure
  • Coordinate and ensure alignment between the Councils regeneration and planning functions
  • Provide infrastructure, utilities and constraints data to the Local Planning Authority to assist the preparation of the planning briefs

Find out more about the regeneration project and the overall vision (opens new window)