Taylor Wimpey completed the purchase of the former Wisley Airfield site in March 2020. We have been working closely with local residents and stakeholders to shape our plans for this new community, and are grateful for the time the community has spent taking part in consultations, community groups and providing feedback and comments.
Taylor Wimpey Community Presentation
Taylor Wimpey would like to thank everyone who attended the Community Presentation at The Former Ripley Primary School on Tuesday 26th April.
The presentation was a great opportunity to come along and meet the team in person and to discuss the masterplan for a sustainable new community at the former Wisley Airfield.
For those who were unable to attend, the materials presented at the event are available to view here.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch via email at [email protected] or by telephone at 07577 987130.
This website is home to information about our plans so far, including our consultation events (Chapter One, Chapter Two and Chapter Three) Design Review Panels, current emerging masterplan, and Community Liaison Group.
If you were unable to attend the previous consultation events, or if you would like to watch them back, please click on the recordings in our document library. Please note that, for each chapter, the same information was presented at both events.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the plans. You can email our Community Liaison Team at [email protected] Alternatively, if you would like to be kept up to date with the planning process, please subscribe below for email updates.
March
2020
Taylor Wimpey purchased the former Wisley Airfield
June
2020
Website launched and first Community newsletter published
July
2020
First community consultation events
August
2020
Design Review Panel
Sepetember
2020
First and Second Community Liaison Group Meetings. Submission of Stub Road application and Enabling Works for SANG application
October
2020
Continued Community Liaison Group Meetings
November
2020
Second community consultation events
December
2020
Second Design Review Panel
Quarter One
2021
Continued Community Liaison Group meetings
May
2021
Third community consultation events and third Design Review Panel
Quarter 2/3/4
2021
Continued Community Liaison Groups and continued stakeholder engagement
Spring
2022
Planning Application Submission
The site and allocation
History of the site
The former Wisley Airfield is a site with a wealth of history. The site was formerly a grass airstrip before being converted to tarmac to test aircraft. The site has since been owned by multiple landowners and Taylor Wimpey purchased the site earlier in 2020.
1950s
The Wisley Airfield grass airstrip runway was converted to tarmac to test aircraft.
2000s
Different planning applications submitted to develop the site.
2010
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government granted planning permission for a composting facility on the site which has been implemented but not completed.
2019
Guildford Borough Council allocated the site in the Local Plan, removing it from the Green Belt.
2020
Taylor Wimpey purchased the site.