Delivering the first new planned Surrey village for over 100 years - and creating a new concept in sustainable rural living

In 2016, Trinity College and development partners The Rutland Group secured a local plan allocation for 2,600 homes and planning approval to build 1,800 dwellings and 270,000 sq ft (25,000 sq m) of commercial floorspace after a call-in inquiry. This represented the successful reversal of a planning refusal by the Secretary of State in 2009 - a hard-fought achievement for the development team.

With local authority support, Dunsfold Park – used most recently as a backdrop for Hollywood blockbusters Star Wars and Batman, and as the home of the BBC’s Top Gear team – will become home to a new community and 100-hectare country park, new schools, shops and other community facilities.