New affordable housing for Wickham parish

May 17, 2023

Wickham Community Land Trust recently received funding from the Authority’s Affordable Housing Grant scheme for the delivery of affordable homes in Wickham parish.

Five properties have been made available for rent and they will be retained as affordable housing in perpetuity.

Purchase of the second phase of housing was completed in January 2023 with two open days being held shortly afterwards.

The first open day enabled local residents to view one of the homes with second event providing an opportunity for those who assisted with funding to tour the property.

Gill Welsman, SDNPA’s Planning Project Management Officer who promotes and facilitates the Affordable Housing Grant scheme, attended one of the open days. She said: “It was fabulous to see first-hand the impact our grants have on local communities and the successful provision of exceptional affordable homes that will be retained as affordable well into the future.”

Further information on the work of Wickham Community Land 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.

Section 106 update for Petersfield

Work has completed on the extension to the entrance lobby at the Avenue Pavilion in Petersfield. The project, led by Petersfield Town Council, has enabled the front porch area to be closed to the elements, as well as improving accessibility to changing rooms whilst providing better security for all those who use the community facility.

Gill added: “The project demonstrates the impact that developer funding through the planning system can have in terms of supporting projects to make improvements to existing community facilities.”