Newbuild Plans
Case reference FOI2026/01596
Received 29 July 2026
Published 24 August 2026
Request
I would like to confirm through this Freedom of Information request the following questions relating to affordable housing development and newbuilds built by the local authority (LA) or a development company on behalf of the LA:
1. Is Guildford Borough Council developing any new social housing? YES/NO
* If yes:
i. How many units were built and completed in the financial year 2025/26?
ii. How many of these units are for rent?
iii. How many of these units are for sale?
iv. How many units are predicted to be built and completed in the financial year 2026/27?
v. How many units are predicted to be built and completed in the financial years 2026/27 - 2030/31 (next five years)?
2. Does Guildford Borough Council have its own Development Company? YES/NO
* If yes, what is its name, postal address, and phone number?
3. How many new social housing units are the development company (separate from any development Guildford Borough Council are building themselves) predicting to complete in the financial year 2026/27?
4. How many new social housing units are the development company (separate from any development Guildford Borough Council are building themselves) predicting to complete in the financial years 2026/27 to 2030/31 (next five years)?
5. Please can you provide the name, e-mail, and postal address of the person responsible for running the Development Company?
Response
Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please find the answers to your queries below:
I would like to confirm through this Freedom of Information request the following questions relating to affordable housing development and newbuilds built by the local authority (LA) or a development company on behalf of the LA:
1. Is Guildford Borough Council developing any new social housing?
Yes.
* If yes.
i. How many units were built and completed in the financial year 2025/26?
0.
ii. How many of these units are for rent?
N/A.
iii. How many of these units are for sale?
N/A.
iv. How many units are predicted to be built and completed in the financial year 2026/27?
0.
v. How many units are predicted to be built and completed in the financial years 2026/27 - 2030/31 (next five years)?
130 homes.
2. Does Guildford Borough Council have its own Development Company? No.
* If yes, what is its name, postal address, and phone number?
N/A.
3. How many new social housing units are the development company (separate from any development Guildford Borough Council are building themselves) predicting to complete in the financial year 2026/27?
N/A.
4. How many new social housing units are the development company (separate from any development Guildford Borough Council are building themselves) predicting to complete in the financial years 2026/27 to 2030/31 (next five years)?
N/A.
5. Please can you provide the name, e-mail, and postal address of the person responsible for running the Development Company?
N/A.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Guildford Borough Council
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