The Council’s New Build Programme
The council successfully bid for funding from the government body Homes England (HE), and has been developing brownfield sites with new social housing.
The council’s Housing Services Department has delivered 51 new residential units in Thanet, within the Homes England Affordable Homes Programme.
These are a mixture of flats, houses and bungalows on parcels of land currently or historically providing blocks of garages within established residential areas in Margate and St Peter’s, Broadstairs and Ramsgate.
Funding was secured from Homes England on the condition that units meet specific criteria, including minimum gross internal areas as per the HCA Type 1 Standard and Lifetime Homes compliance.
Click on the links below to find out more about the 3 Phases of building
Phase 1, Broadstairs Phase 2, Ramsgate Phase 3, Ramsgate
Refurbishment projects
Find out about the council’s work in taking problems and derelict properties and bringing them back into use for affordable housing. Live Margate campaign. These properties become available through the Kent Homechoice website. To bid for a tenancy of these properties, you will need to be on the council’s Housing Register.
First Homes Interim Policy Statement
This document provides guidance on how First Homes should be delivered prior to the update of the Thanet Local Plan. Read this and other Planning guidance documents here.