Phase 1 forms part of the wider regeneration of Weyside Urban Village which will see the creation of a new sustainable community of 1,500 homes, mixed-uses and green space on the brownfield site of a former sewage treatment works and recycling centre situated along the River Wey. Since 2019, JTP has guided the project to secure Outline Planning approval, produced a Design Code and oversaw its selection as a National Model Design Code Pilot project in 2021.

This first phase will provide 81 homes designed to achieve certified Passivhaus standards and include one and two-bedroom terraced flats alongside two-bedroom houses and larger three to four-bedroom family houses. Of the new homes, 40% will be affordable tenures which are evenly distributed across the site and tenure blind in their appearance.

Bespoke new typologies have been developed to enable a denser form of family housing that makes best use of land, whilst maintaining high levels of residential quality through innovative designs that provide a range of outdoor spaces, including roof terraces, balconies and south facing patios.

A Community Green is at the heart of the site and is a generous landscaped space complemented by street trees and a community orchard, as well as naturalistic SUD’s features, ecologically rich planting, seating and a locally equipped area of play.

We look forward to the winners being announced in early autumn and celebrating this fantastic recognition.