Brownfield land in Waverley Borough Council
Waverley Borough Council has published 110 brownfield sites on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 305.6 hectares with an estimated capacity of 4,842 dwellings.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the Waverley Borough Council register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunsfold Aerodrome, Stovolds Hill, Cranleigh | 214.00 | 2600 | permissioned |
| St Johns Seminary, Cranleigh Road, Wonersh, Guildford, GU5 0QX | 18.50 | 50 | permissioned |
| The Royal Junior School, Portsmouth Road, Hindhead | 9.60 | 90 | not yet |
| Former Weyburn Bartel Works, Shackleford Road, Elstead | 3.60 | — | permissioned |
| Ockford Ridge, Godalming | 3.11 | 15 | not yet |
| Hewitts Industrial Estate, Elmbridge Road, Cranleigh | 3.05 | — | permissioned |
| The Old Grove, High Pitfold, Hindhead | 2.46 | 40 | not yet |
| Haslemere Key Site, West Street, Haslmere | 2.39 | 40 | not yet |
Source: Waverley Borough Council brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the Waverley Borough Council register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. 4,842 is what Waverley Borough Council thinks the register could take — your scheme, your design and the Local Plan will move it.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register Waverley Borough Council
- Development sites for sale Waverley Borough Council
- How much brownfield land is there in Waverley Borough Council?
- Where can I build houses in Waverley Borough Council?
- Waverley Borough Council land availability assessment
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