Council developments
We are currently building 26 new homes for social, affordable rent and shared ownership in four locations in Chiddingfold:
- Turners Mead (all complete and fully let)
- Hartsgrove
- Queens Mead
- Pathfield A
- Pathfield B
Why are we redeveloping?
Affordable housing is central to community wellbeing. We are working to maximise the supply of affordable housing and meet the goals identified in the Waverley Borough Council Affordable Homes Delivery Strategy 2022 to 2025 – Build More, Build Better, Build for Life.
Our regeneration and development schemes make the best use of the council's land assets to provide new affordable homes which are sustainable, energy efficient, high quality and meet the needs of Waverley residents.
How will the redevelopment proposals for Chiddingfold be funded?
Through careful financial management, money has been made available in our Housing Revenue Account to build new council homes across the borough.
How did you identify the areas for redevelopment?
We have been working to identify sites that could support the delivery of much-needed affordable rented homes in Chiddingfold.
We decided to maximise the potential of our land and assets by specifically focussing on sites with garages that are under-utilised or in disrepair. In most cases we have had to include land and houses adjacent to the garages in order to create a site large enough to make redevelopment viable.
How many homes are potentially affected by the redevelopment?
The Chiddingfold redevelopment scheme includes 10 former homes which will be replaced with 26 new homes.
Current position of the development
Following both consultation and engagement with our tenants and the wider Chiddingfold community, planning applications were submitted and consent obtained for all five sites.
We have supported tenants who were living in homes on the sites to move to a different home either on a permanent or temporary basis. Some have chosen to return to a new build home when the developments have been completed.
The council has completed procurement of a build contractor, Feltham Construction Limited, to undertake the construction works. The main construction works are expected to be finished by the end of 2025 to 2026.
The overall scheme has demonstrated the vulnerability of building works to delay and unforeseen obstacles – especially around the provision and diversion of utility services.
A summary of the sites, homes that will be delivered, tenure and expected completion dates.
Site
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Planning Ref
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Type
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Tenure
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Expected Completion
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Turners Mead
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WA/2021/0133
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2no 2 Bed Houses
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Affordable rent
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April 2025 (completed)
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Queens Mead
|
WA/2019/1922
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2no 1 bed flats
2no 2 bed flats
4no 2 bed houses
|
Flats all Affordable rent
Mix of homes for Council rent and shared ownership
|
October 2026
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Hartsgrove
|
WA/2019/1924
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3no 2 bed houses
2no 3 bed houses
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Mix of homes for Affordable, social rent and shared ownership
|
September 2026
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Pathfield A
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WA/2019/1925
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2no 1 bed flats
4no 2 bed houses
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Mix of Social and Affordable Rent
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2025 to 2026
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Pathfield B
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WA/2023/02591
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1no 1 bed flat
1no 2 bed flat
3no 2 bed houses
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All Affordable rent
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November 2026
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Communication
The council and site managers will keep the community living around our development sites informed about work on site as we progress through delivery of the new homes. This will be through letters and updates on the site notice boards.
More information about the housing projects we are working on and the latest news and events can be found through our Housing Development Hub