College transformation begins

Construction work officially started on the Brooklands College redevelopment and the Brooklands Grove development in July 2024.

Christine Ricketts, Principal, Professor Craig Mahoney, Chair of the Corporation and Rui Afonso, Director of Estates joined Hannah Russell and Zahra Waters from Cala Homes for the launch photo.

The £45m investment into the college will create a purpose built secure and attractive learning environment, focussed on a central quad with greatly enhanced student facilities.

The first phase of the College development will see a new entrance and community accessible facilities created, including a sports hall with 4 courts, a community hub, public access restaurant and café and a new hair & beauty salon.

Christine Ricketts, Principal of Brooklands College, said: “We are delighted to be working with Cala Homes on the redevelopment of our Weybridge campus. This is an amazing project that will ensure Brooklands College continues to be at the forefront of technical and professional education in the region by providing our students with the very latest industry standard facilities and working environments. It will also see the development of an extensive range of new community facilities on our site, greatly enhancing the local area and bringing the community and the College even closer together.”

The Brooklands Grove development includes 320 new homes that will be built at the development, 40 per cent (128) of which will be available through affordable tenures including First Homes, shared ownership and affordable rent. The site’s historic Grade II Listed Brooklands Mansion will also be regenerated to deliver 15 new apartments under the plans, restoring the historic mansion to its former residential use.

Hannah Russell, Senior Land Manager at Cala Homes Thames, said: “It’s great to see work begin on this crucial development, which will not only provide much needed local housing to the people of Weybridge, but facilitate the continued future of a vital education provider.”

You can read the full Cala Homes press release here.