New affordable homes for West Sussex village

April 22, 2024

Twelve new affordable homes are being built thanks to £100,000 of Section 106 funding from the National Park Authority.

The cash injection was awarded to Westbourne Community Trust through the Affordable Housing Grant scheme towards a 100% affordable housing development. The homes will be held as affordable in perpetuity.

The development will also deliver benefits for existing local residents, including parking and storage facilities for allotments, off-street parking for existing dwellings and additional public open space provision.

Gill Welsman, the National Park’s Planning Project Management Officer who promotes and facilitates the Affordable Housing Grant scheme, said: “It’s great that we can support the delivery of affordable housing for those who live and work in and around the National Park. Community Trusts such as Westbourne are non-profit organisations run by volunteers and as such rely on grant funding initiatives, such as the SDNPA’s, to deliver projects that enable their communities to remain sustainable and thriving places for future generations to live and work.’

Further information on the work of Westbourne Community Trust is available on their website.

If you would like to enquire about an SDNPA Affordable Housing Grant please email affordablehousing@southdowns.gov.uk or visit our grants webpage Affordable Housing Grant Scheme – South Downs National Park Authority.