Council development
Parkhurst Fields and Crossways Close, Churt
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 Healthy Homes, our housing strategy for 2025-2028.
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 Churt 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 Churt. We decided to maximise the potential of our land assets by specifically focussing on sites that are under-utilised or in disrepair.
How many homes are potentially affected by the redevelopment?
Subject to Planning permission being granted, four homes will be affected by the redevelopment proposals. These will be replaced with 14 newly-built sustainable homes.
Across the two sites we are seeking to add:
- Ten new 2-bedroom houses
- Two new 3-bedroom houses
- Two new 1-bedroom flats.
Current position
Planning permission for Parkhurst Fields can be viewed online under reference WA/2021/0212. Demolition contractor R Collard has been appointed, and the demolition works to the existing vacant community room and former staff accommodation are underway.
A revised planning application for Crossways Close will be submitted following engagement with tenants, and wider community through a public consultation drop-in event and via Commonplace.
Four tenants currently live in the homes as Crossway Close and will be affected by our proposals. Our Housing Management Team are liaising with these tenants to review their housing need and seek their views on whether, subject to planning, they would wish to make a single move on permanent basis or a temporary one and return to one of the new build homes.
Information has been shared with the existing tenants including entitlement to Home Loss and Disturbance payments when they move. The Government determines the value of the Home Loss payment which is updated on 1 October each year. Disturbance payments are paid to tenants to cover the reasonable costs and expenses incurred as a result of moving home.
Our Housing Management and Options Teams will continue to support our four tenants at Crossways Close.