Austen Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1

A rare opportunity to build your own home in an enviable position on one of Guildford's most sought-after roads. Planning permission has been approved (subject to completion of a section 106 agreement) for a beautifully designed new residence at 5 Austen Road, offering approximately 2,766 square feet of well-proportioned accommodation. The plot lies within the Waterden Road Conservation Area, just 600 metres from the Upper high street and within easy walking distance to Pewley Down and the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The proposed layout is arranged over four floors and features a welcoming entrance hall leading to a formal drawing room with an attractive bay window. A particular highlight of the design is the generous open-plan kitchen/dining/family room, with elegant bi-fold doors opening onto the rear garden. A boot room and WC complete the ground level.

The lower ground floor provides fantastic versatility, comprising a spacious TV/playroom (also suitable as a fifth bedroom), a separate study, utility area, shower room and plant/ storage rooms. Natural light is drawn into the space via light-wells to both the front and rear rooms.

On the first floor there are three well-proportioned double bedrooms. The principal suite benefits from a dressing room and an en suite shower room. A family bathroom serves the remaining bedrooms, while bedroom two benefits from its own dressing room.

The second floor is home to bedroom four, a generous double with a separate shower room completing the impressive accommodation.

Full details of the planning application can be found on the Guildford Borough Council website using reference number 24/P/01695.

Guildford's Upper High Street 0.4 miles, London Road Station, Guildford 0.5 miles (from 47 minutes to London Waterloo) Guildford station 1.1 miles (from 37 minutes to London Waterloo), A3 (northbound) 1.3 miles, A3 (southbound) 2 miles, M25 (Junction 10) 8.5 miles Heathrow Airport 20.4 miles, Gatwick Airport 24.5 miles, Central London 33.6 miles (All distances and times are approximate)