On the 26th of March West Berkshire District Council Planning Officers granted permission of 8 homes to rent for local people on an exception site basis at Five Acres Farm at Sun Hill in Woolhampton.
CCB’s Rural Housing Enabler has worked closely with Woolhampton Parish Council, West Berkshire District Council and Aster Housing Association to bring forward the scheme. The long awaited homes will be welcome by local residents who have supported the proposal through a series of setbacks since the original housing need survey was conducted back in 2008.
It is expected that development will start on site shortly as the houses will need to complete by the end of March 2015 to meet funding requirements.
Anyone with a local connection to Woolhampton that has a need for a home there should ensure they are registered on the West Berkshire Home Choice housing Register in order to be considered for a house to rent on this site. Registration can be done online at: http://www.homechoicewb.org.uk/ or in person at West Berkshire’s market Street Office.
Rural exception sites are developments that receive exceptional planning permission in locations where housing development is not normally permitted, provided the homes are to meet an identified local need. The houses are for people with confirmed local connection to Woolhampton, that is:
- They have lived in the village for 3 years or more and/or
- They have immediate family members that have lived in the village for 3 years or more (immediate family is parent or child living in the village) and/or
- They work in the village
The homes have legal restrictions with no Right to Buy in perpetuity, so will remain affordable rents for local people.
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