The Vision for Abbotswood:

This is taken from GBC’s Residential Design Guide and the Landscape Character Assessment, both of which ascribe to Abbotswood certain characteristics which give the area its unique ambience:  

-          as a distinct, quiet and peaceful area and a no-through-road

-          as a leafy area with grass verges, edged with slate stones, and many trees, both mature and new and sometimes under-planted with shrubs and bulbs

-          with gardens of an appropriate size, bordered by hedges, and with sizeable gaps between the houses

-          as a residential area of detached family homes (varying in size, some being bungalows, enabling families of different sizes and incomes to live in this sustainable community), including attractive examples of Arts & Crafts houses, together with modern houses of good quality, using traditional materials.

ARA-CC seeks to act both proactively and reactively:

 -          Proactively, in that we cultivate good relationships with our MP, our councillors, and with the wider Guildford community, for example the Guildford Society, EGRA, other RAs etc

-          Reactively, in reviewing and responding to planning applications and government initiatives on planning.