Broadway Malyan secured outline planning permission for the redevelopment of two partially vacant office buildings and a public car park into a vibrant mixed use scheme providing 35 new homes – including nine affordable - with a ground floor café and community space.

The proposals for the Claire House and James House site are part of Mole Valley District Council’s (MVDC) wider ‘Transform Leatherhead’ initiative that also includes significant investment in the town’s public realm and main shopping centre.

The south-facing site is bounded by a green corridor along the River Mole and is in close proximity to a Conservation Area and a number of historic structures including the listed 18^th century town bridge and the 15^th century Running Horse public house.

The building design, which were supported by Historic England and MVDC’s conservation officer, references a contemporary wharf vernacular with expressed gables, steep pitched roofs and a varied brick palette with asymmetric projecting balconies that weave the development into the town’s existing urban fabric.

The proposals also include enhancements to the public realm around the development that include improved public car parking, children’s play spaces and new riverside heritage interpretation, all designed to encourage greater footfall to the town’s historic riverside.