Site Owner Portland Capital
Windfall Site at Riverview Industrial Park Walnut Tree Close
Pre- Application Discussions
Area of Land 0.9Ha approx for development, 0.1 Ha at North end of site purchased for access at time of flooding.
500 Dwellings (300 Student / 200 Co-living)
Areas of Ground Floor devoted to Commercial Use - likely to be Co-working and Food & Beverage
Shepphard Robson
Pre Application underway. The proposals have advanced plans as to how to address flood risk that may be of use elswhere in the Town Centre. Height will be 4 to 9 Stories spread acrosss 3-4 Blocks. The site is planned to provide easy public access to a widened river tow path. No parking will be provided. Highest Building will be at the north of the site.
The current use for light industrial will have to be re-provided elsewhere in the borough.
Developers website can be found here
The site should also be considered in realation to the Flood Prevention Scheme being proposed by the Environment Agency, and the possible provision of further student accomadation on Guildford Business Park, and the Garage Redevelopment on the opposite side of the river. See links below
Building Height
The developers state
The buildings will primarily range from four to six storeys. A marker building reaching up to 9 storeys is also proposed to help with local wayfinding at the intersection of the riverside path and the route to the University. The site’s location at the base of the valley enables it to accommodate a modest, well positioned building of this nature
One of the Architects at the public presentation clarified that heights were as in the illustration below. The Building Heights Dark Blue Numbers show the higher blocks with surrounding lower buildings in the 4-6 range
The developers presented the concept plan blow.
This has been placed on a Google Aerial View. Added in the recently completed Unilife block.
The red line indicates the boundary to the extra land Portland have aquired to create Flood Access, but not it is also used to create space for a 9 Storey Landmark Building.
Flood Prevention
The plan is to have a flood wall tucked under the buildings. This may will be approximaretly one meter above the foot of the pillars. The Flood wall can be seen in the picture below disguised as the slope underneath the railings within the arches.
New Area for Student Housing View article
Site previously consented as a office scheme (Ref: 17/P/00243) over 5 Storeys. Never Built-Out
Planning Application Submitted
Cube Real Estate on behalf of “The Pavilion Trustees”
Scale
7 Storeys
360 Student Uni... View article
Leas Rd ex Bus Garage View article
The Previous Application for 44 flats (22/P/01830) has been superseeded by a totally new scheme to provide Office accomadation.
Type and Status
Windfall Site
Planning Application Submitted
23/P/02138
Scale
3,000m2 of Offic... View article
Walnut Tree Close – Riverside View article
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Flood Risk Management Scheme for Guildfo... View article
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Riverside Business Park - Consultation M... View article
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The public events have now... View article
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