Lewes District Council is forging ahead with plans to redevelop 11 old garage sites into 46 affordable homes for residents on the housing register.
Despite ‘limited government support’, the council is fast becoming a trailblazer amongst local authorities for the pipeline of housing projects it continues to deliver.
The underutilised garages currently occupy locations in Lewes, Cooksbridge and Newhaven and will include a mix of one, two and three bedroom homes, and one four bedroom property.
Councillor Mark Slater, Cabinet Member for Social Housing and Tenants, said:
“We have a strong track record for breathing new life into redundant brownfield sites by developing high quality homes and that is exactly what we are doing across these 11 garage sites.
“Our development success is that much greater when you consider how few local authorities in the UK are building new council homes due to high construction costs and limited government support.
“It’s my hope that the new government will put words into action and give us the resources we need to build more affordable homes and in the right places across the district.”
Councillor Slater visited one of the 11 sites in Prince Charles Road (pictured) this week where 20 old garages will become four one-bedroom houses. Planning applications for all the developments have now been submitted.
“We have excellent artist impressions of all the developments on our website and I’d encourage residents to have a look and see just how impressive these much-needed new homes will be.”
For more information and planning status on each site, please visit: www.lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/LDCGarageSites
