Raven Housing Trust and EDAROTH (Everyone Deserves A Roof Over Their Head) are exploring opportunities to deliver new, energy efficient, affordable homes in existing communities that Raven serves.
Raven Housing Trust periodically undertakes stock condition surveys, and it has been identified that many of our garage sites are an underutilised asset; not meeting local need and not fit-for-purpose for today’s modern cars.
Over the years, the garages have become dilapidated and have exhausted their life cycle stages and now require significant investment to bring them up to a usable standard. Raven don’t believe that this is good value for money due to the increased costs that customers would be charged for rental, coupled with a lack of demand. These garage sites have also attracted antisocial behaviour, from criminal damage to fly-tipping activity, both of which are costly to deal with.
Raven identified the garage sites at the rear of Upland Way, Downland Close, Shawley Crescent, Ferriers Way, Hatch Gardens and Partridge Mead in Reigate & Banstead. All the land that these garages sit on is owned by Raven Housing Trust and could be brought into better use. Their proposal is to build 26 much-needed affordable homes across all the garage sites
Raven have been exploring opportunities to deliver new, energy efficient, affordable homes designed by Edaroth. They believe that these six garage sites are good locations to provide much-needed new homes to the area.
The proposal is to build up to 26 much needed affordable homes across the below garage sites.
These energy efficient homes would be built off-site, reducing waste and on-site construction time.
NewmanFrancis consulted with local residents and stakeholders on behalf of EDAROTH for your views on the proposals. The planning application has now been submitted and is on the Reigate and Banstead Council website for review.
Click here to access the planning portal – For references see notices above.
There were several opportunities for you to have your say on our proposals and give feedback on the design of the homes before a planning application was submitted.
Thank you to everyone who came along to our engagement events, left comments online, called us and emailed us.
The consultation window for this scheme is NOW CLOSED.
Tuesday 14th March 2023, 3.30 – 7pm
Nork Community Hall, Nork Way, Banstead,SM7 1JB
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Wednesday 15th March 2023, 3.30 – 7.30pm
Merland Rise Church, Merland Rise, Tadworth, KT20 5JQ
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The deadline for feedback is 26th March’ 2023
The planning applications have now been submitted and Reigate and Banstead council will decide whether they are happy with the proposals and agree if the development can go ahead. This process usually takes about three months, although could be longer. Raven will keep residents updated as these progresses. During this period the public will be invited by the Council to provide comments on the proposals.
At EDAROTH we believe that closing the housing gap requires a fresh approach. One that’s focused on delivering social and affordable housing at the point of need, and that creates the conditions that allow individuals, families, and communities to flourish. Their aim is to have a meaningful impact on the UK’s housing crisis by delivering homes for housing associations and councils. EDAROTH’s purpose, our vision, our mission. It’s more than simply providing somewhere for people to survive. It’s about providing a spacious, desirable home where they can thrive.
Raven Housing Trust is a social housing provider based in Redhill, Surrey. They own or manage more than 7,000 homes, 2,223 garages and are committed to investing in homes and neighbourhoods to develop local communities where people want to live. Raven is committed to developing high quality, sustainable and affordable homes. Raven are committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. In 2021 Raven was named as one of the top sustainable housing providers – a leader in tackling climate change. Raven are always looking at ways we can deliver new homes in the most sustainable way possible.
NewmanFrancis are community engagement specialist who provide a range of services to support landlords, developers, and other housing organisations to engage their residents more effectively and ensure that local community voices included in shaping the place they live. We develop and deliver engagement and communication plans, carry out surveys, develop resident and community organisations, review services, and deliver staff and resident training.
For more information or to speak with us, please contact us on 0800 644 6040 (freephone) or email ravengarages@newmanfrancis.org
