Ash Residents To Hear Plans For New Care Home On Land Set Aside For Health Purposes

Published on: 9 Oct, 2025
Updated on: 9 Oct, 2025

The vacant site in Ash that was earmarked originally for healthcare purposes

By David Reading

Plans are due to be unveiled next week for the building of a new care home in Ash – on the vacant plot of land that was originally earmarked for primary healthcare purposes.

A director of the Muller Property Group will be presenting the company’s proposals to Ash Parish Council on Wednesday evening (October 15). Members of the public are being encouraged to attend.

Bewley Homes had set aside the land under a Section 106 legal obligation when the company was granted permission to build the new Ash Lodge Park estate of 481 homes. The 2019 agreement with Guildford Borough Council stipulated that the land had to be used for healthcare purposes, but that agreement expired.

In October 2024, The Guildford Dragon NEWS revealed that a consortium of GPs had expressed an interest in building and running a general practice surgery on the site – with the knowledge that the new estate was putting pressure on GP services in the area.

But NHS Frimley rejected that idea, insisting that the best way to meet the area’s increase in population would be to invest in the existing GP services rather than by building a new surgery. A statement said this was being achieved by expanding the number of consulting rooms at the two practices serving the area – the Bartlett Group with surgeries in Ash Vale and Frimley Green and the Border Practice just over the Hampshire border.

Other options have been discussed for the site, including opening a private nursery and a dental practice. No agreement was reached on either of those options. At present the care home proposal is believed to be the only one on the table.

At next Wednesday’s meeting, the public will hear a presentation from Max Muller, the Muller Group’s Business Development, Communications and Marketing Director. According to the company’s website, the plans are for a 64-bed home.

Cllr Sue Wyeth-Price

Sue Wyeth-Price, Guildford borough councillor and Ash parish councillor, is strongly encouraging people of Ash to attend.

She said the meeting was an opportunity for residents to learn more about the proposed care home, ask questions about the plans and their impact, and share thoughts or concerns directly with Ash Parish Council.

“Your voice and feedback are vital in shaping decisions about Ash’s future,” she told residents in a post on social media. “Please come along and get involved.”

The meeting begins at 6.30pm and will be held at the Ash Centre, Ash Hill Road.