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Partnerships provide affordable homes
A NUMBER of partners have been working with Horsham District Council to improve the levels of affordable housing in the district.
Ten new affordable homes were completed at Farthings Hill, Horsham, at the end of 2011 and form part of a larger development next to a veterinary surgery.
Moat Housing Association manages the four houses being sold on shared ownership leases and the six much needed family homes for rent.
Another 38 homes are due to complete at Bryce Lodge in Horsham in February 2012.
The scheme is being developed by Saxon Weald and the homes are being built to high standards of sustainable construction and low energy consumption.
A further ten new affordable homes will be completed this spring at Trinity Fields in Lower Beeding.
These homes are being provided by Hastoe Housing Association and they will be allocated to those households in need from Lower Beeding parish.
The parish council has worked hard with Horsham District Council for a number of years to secure these homes.
Thirteen homes for local people in Ashington are currently under construction and are due for completion this spring.
These properties will be owned and managed by English Rural Housing Association.
Both these village schemes, and the homes at Bryce Lodge, have been partly funded by Horsham District Council through contributions to affordable housing provided by developers.
There are currently 135 further affordable homes in early stages of construction with a further 70 about to start on the site.
Roger Arthur, cabinet member for a safer and healthier district, said: “We continue to rely heavily on new developments to drive the provision of new affordable homes, but this becomes more challenging as the recession continues.
“So it is particularly pleasing to see this new development come on line allowing people to move into homes, which are much better suited to family life than temporary accommodation.”
Ian Howard, cabinet member for living and working communities, said: “It is very pleasing to see, at last, an increase in the number of affordable houses being actually delivered. “There is still a massive shortfall in affordable housing, something we must take into account when considering the target housing numbers we will be proposing following the wide public consultation due to start in February.”
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Motobiman
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 09:27 AMBut if the council 'create jobs' then they have to be paid for out of council tax receipts. What we need is for the council, to sell some of its assets, you know all that land they buy up to stop development and then put in place proper discounted industrial development schemes to attract business. Then the housing can be provided to workers with an earned income .
whistling cleaner
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 06:10 PM"Taxed", please don't be such a bigot, I am sure that if push came to shove you would be more than happy to recieve housing benefit. It is a sad fact of life in this day and age that "WELL" paid jobs are few and far between, and those amongst us who are unable to find work or well paid work must rely on housing benefit to keep a roof over their heads, A permanent address is a pre requisite for getting bank accounts, jobs and all mannerof things, so please don't go round kicking people when they are down. And before you say it, no I am not out of work and no I do not claim housing benefit, yes I do live in a "Council House".
Taxed
Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 07:56 AM"Affordable"=social=council. Much of which rent is paid for by housing benefit, which is a large part of the council tax bill. What we need in Horsham are decent, well paid jobs so that people don't have to be given taxpayer subsided housing in the first place.
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