About Westvale Park

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is working with Surrey County Council and a consortium of developers to build a new neighbourhood called Westvale Park in Horley.

When complete Westvale Park, will have 1,510 homes, supported by a variety of on-site infrastructure.

At the heart of Westvale will be a neighbourhood centre, which will include a primary school and nursery, community hall and shops.

Primary school and nursery

A new two-form entry primary school and integrated nursery has been built at the heart of the neighbourhood centre.  

The school, known as Westvale Park Primary Academy, was built by Surrey County Council, and was opened by Aurora Academies Trust in September 2020.

Westvale Park Primary Academy has 60 admissions per year and caters for children aged 2-11 years.

For more information visit Home | Westvale Park Primary Academy

Neighbourhood hall

We are pleased to announce that Westvale Community Christian Trust has been chosen to operate and manage Westvale Park Neighbourhood Hall once it opens in a few months.

The fully accessible building will provide a welcoming space offering a varied programme of activities and events. The Trust will work with a range of other organisations and groups to enable more opportunities to socialise and be active, as well as a community outreach programme.

Their appointment follows a two-stage assessment and selection process, including ensuring the new facility will contribute to meeting local community needs.

A local GP practice with premises in Sussex and Surrey including in Horley, has expressed an interest in taking a long-term lease on some of the space in the neighbourhood hall. The Council has made changes to the fit-out of the neighbourhood hall to accommodate their requirements.

About the building

The 457 square metre building comprises:

• Ground floor: an entrance foyer leading to a main hall (18m x 10m), an office with two internal windows overlooking the foyer, a kitchen, male and female WCs, an accessible toilet, and a cleaner’s cupboard with a sink and storage.

• First floor: accessible via stairs and a platform lift, this level includes one large meeting room, two rooms designed for clinical use, and a small waiting area.

The main hall is a flexible, multifunctional space that can be used for a range of activities, including sports and physical activity, with substantial storage space and a kitchen serving hatch opening through a shutter to the hall.

Other features of the building include:

• Car and mini-bus parking
• cycle shelter
• photovoltaic panels on the roof
• bin store
• buggy park
• internal and external CCTV cameras
• outside landscaped area and gated lawn

The neighbourhood hall is expected to be open seven days a week and be operational in both daytime and evenings. The meeting room and main hall will be available for a wide range of activities, including bookable spaces during operating hours.

Neighbourhood shops

Within the neighbourhood centre, there will be a series of buildings that will include ground floor commercial space to let for retail, café and other uses, as well as 80 flats on the upper stories.  

The construction of the neighbourhood centre shops and flats is being led by Taylor Wimpey and works began in December 2024 with a planned completion in August 2026.

Play areas

A range of children's play areas are being provided in Westvale Park.

All thirteen play areas have been opened; they will be owned and managed by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council.

To report any issues with Council play areas please visit Report it | Reigate and Banstead

Riverside Green Chain

Westvale Park will benefit from significant open space that will form part of what is known as the Riverside Green Chain.

The Riverside Green Chain will be an area of open space, that will protect the riverine environment, provide space for informal recreation, and form an important wildlife habitat.

The open space is being completed in phases.

Two phases of the Riverside Green Chain have now been completed and a third phase is due to be completed by June 2025.

Once complete the Riverside Green Chain land will be owned and managed by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council.

Allotments

Two new allotment sites are being provided in Westvale Park.

Works to create the first of the new allotment sites began in November 2024 and will complete in Spring 2025.

On completion the two allotment sites will be owned and managed by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council.

To find out more information on the Council's allotment sites and to get onto the waiting list please visit  Our allotments and how to get started | Allotments | Reigate and Banstead.

Bus Services

There are currently two bus services that serve residents in Westvale Park – the 422 and 424. The 422 will be replaced in 2025 by the Fastway 100 service that will link Maidenbower to Redhill.