Some Waverley residents claim that Dunsfold, the largest brownfield site in the borough of Waverley, with consent for 2,600 homes, should remain a redundant airfield.
In the meantime, more countryside is proposed for housing development
An outline application at Ruffold Farm, Guildford Road for 70 homes – 21 of which will be “affordable” has been lodged with Waverley ~planners. WA/2025/00805 2025
Godalming-based Planit Consulting has lodged outline plans with all matters reserved except for access and layout for erecting up to 70 residential units (including 21 affordable units) with a widened vehicle access point, associated parking, cycle storage, open space, and landscaping. With some modifications, the highway authority has supported the access off the Guildford Road, pictured below. A 40 mph limit exists on the Guildford Road.
The estate of 70 dwellings consists of 12 four-bedroom dwellings, 24 three-bedroom units, 22 two-bedroom units and 12 one-bedroom units. • 146 parking spaces and associated cycle storage spaces • Internal roads, communal open space, courtyards and parking areas. • Attenuation pond, pocket park and area for play, all in the south east corner
Ruffold Farm Cranleigh document 9276162
Objections have begun rolling in, with one saying:
The development suggested is completely out of character for the site, the Grade II-listed property, and the surrounding area as a whole. The site is on the village’s rural fringes, which have no other large-scale housing developments, reflecting its rural nature and providing a natural boundary with the hamlet of Rowly.
The biodiversity checklist is incomplete and in some cases incorrect. Specifically on point 2.7, where it states the site will not affect any flower-rich meadows adjacent to the site. The site is next to the common, which is left to grow wild for parts of the year and therefore provides important habitats for all types of animals and plants. This would be severely impacted by a development of this scale.
The Thames Water report stating that the current sewerage infrastructure would cope with the proposed development is frankly wrong and laughable. The system in place cannot cope now, and there are constant overflows and leaks along Guildford Road. As I type this, there are two sets of traffic.
Its really simple – until the 2600 houses have been built on Dunsfold Airfield there should be ZERO build in Cranleigh!
Many will wholeheartedly agree with you, Julian; however, some sceptics still prefer the countryside covered in concrete rather than build on an industrial site.