St Mary's Wharf: Construction Updates (last updated 28 March)
New homes are coming to Guildford town centre, together with riverside gardens, restaurants and business space.
St Mary’s Wharf, March 2025
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The John F Hunt construction team have commenced demolition of the former Debenhams building. This process is expected to end in August.
The works are monitored 24/7 by John F Hunt’s noise, dust and vibration monitoring system, and the team will continue to work within the approved parameters.
The demolition of the third floor has been progressing well and is likely to complete w/c 31st March. Scaffolding is being removed and welfare cabins for the on-site team have been installed in the north yard.
This week:
A mobile crane will be on site on Monday 31st March and Tuesday 1st April.
Demolition of Level 2 of the building will commence.
The scaffolding ‘fan’ along Millbrook will be removed.
Since starting on site, in preparation for demolition, the John F Hunt team has been ensuring as little as possible goes to landfill. Whilst they cleared the empty building in preparation for this demolition stage, nearly 2,700 tonnes of waste were collected, from construction materials to cafe furniture. In total, over 98% of the waste collected was ultimately recycled or reused.
Of the 15 tonnes that were reused, this included 5 tonnes of furniture, some of which has been donated to local allotments for gardeners to enjoy.
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact thomas.oconnell@johnfhunt.co.uk.
Thank you for your patience.
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Updates will continue to be posted on this website.
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St Mary’s Wharf will deliver new homes in Guildford town centre, together with riverside gardens, restaurants and business space.
Key features of the development include:
Opening up the River Wey by creating public spaces including a new town square and a biodiverse landscaped riverside walk, providing direct access from the High Street to the river for the first time in 50 years.
Developing two new sustainable residential buildings with retail and restaurants at ground floor, providing 183 new private and affordable homes, shops, cafés, and bars.
The buildings, designed to respect the surrounding heritage of the area, will be all-electric and net zero carbon in operation.
Repurposing brownfield land to provide new, centrally located homes, helping to alleviate pressures on the surrounding Green Belt, reinvigorate the Guildford town centre and reduce car dependency.
Enhancing local biodiversity, with 50 new trees, extensive planting and green roofs.
The development has committed to contribute more than £3m to improvements in Guildford, including support for the NHS, education, highways, open space and riverside infrastructure.
St Mary’s Wharf is also expected to create more than 415 construction jobs and up to 83 jobs within the development, as well as contributing an estimated £1.7 million a year to the local economy.
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To register your early interest in the homes we are delivering, or for any general queries about the development, you can contact us here.