Planning submission in partnership with a local charity
Working with the landowner, Worton United Charities, and following consultation with the local community during 2024, Gaiger Brothers have submitted a planning application for 7 new homes on the edge of the village site in Wiltshire.
Worton United Charities has been supporting the local community for over 100 years, providing financial grants to those in need within the village. For several years, the charity has also been exploring options for future revenue generation to sustain the charity in the longer term and for opportunities to respond to the absence of affordable rental properties within the village.
We have partnered with Worton United Charities, taking responsibility for the design of a new housing proposal, repurposing an area of under-utilised land in the village that provides a logical location for housing in line with identified local housing needs and an appropriate scale of development for this 0.68-acre site.
We have built up an understanding of the key issues identified in consultation with the local community, enabling us to design a scheme that positively responds to issues raised, delivering:
- 7 new houses, responding to identified local housing needs
- A sensitively designed and logical extension to the village
- A mix of 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom homes
- 2 of the new homes are to be retained by the charity and made available to local people at a discounted rent, the remaining 5 dwellings to be available for sale on the open market
- Proceeds from the rent will provide a long-term, sustainable funding source for the charity to continue to provide future financial grants supporting the local community
We now await the outcomes of the planning application submission due to be determined by Wiltshire Council over the coming weeks.