Homes Near Guildford Cathedral Report Back Exhibition
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Homes Near Guildford Cathedral Report Back Exhibition

On Thursday 23 January 2020 from 2pm to 8pm the local community attended the Report Back Exhibition at Guildford United Reformed Church. View the exhibition boards here and the broadsheet here. Please submit comments to community@jtp.co.uk by Friday 31 January.

Background
VIVID and Guildford Cathedral are working on proposals for new homes and enhanced public space on land near the Cathedral in Guildford, Surrey. 

The plans will be shaped with the help of local people and will provide much-needed homes, including affordable homes, in an attractive new neighbourhood while improving connections with the town centre for the wider community. 

VIVID and Guildford Cathedral are committed to working closely with the local community and have appointed architects and urban designers JTP to facilitate the Community Planning Day.

Community Planning Day
On Saturday 30 November, over 100 people attended the Homes Near Guildford Cathedral Community Planning Day to help shape a new neighbourhood near Guildford Cathedral. The day was a chance to share local knowledge and contribute to creating the new vision through facilitated workshops and hands-on planning groups. There was also an exhibition explaining the background to the site and team members were on hand to answer questions.
 
Workshops began at 11.30am and participation was on a drop-in basis with no need to pre-register – participants could stay for a short while, a couple of hours or for the whole event.

Report Back Exhibition
Following the Community Planning Day, the JTP led team has analysed and summarised the outcomes and drawn up an illustrated vision for the site. The exhibition on 23 January was your chance to view the outcomes from this event and study the emerging proposals for the site. We welcome any comments you have to help shape this new neighbourhood near Guildford Cathedral.

Next Steps
Following the Report Back, the JTP led team will develop the proposals and prepare a detailed planning application for submission in Spring 2020.

Date / Time
  • 23 January 2020
    2:00pm - 8:00pm
Location

Guildford United Reformed Church
83 Portsmouth Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 4BS

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