An affordable housing project in Aveley will benefit from more than £700,000 of government funding to kickstart the redevelopment of three blocks of flats into modern, high-quality homes.
On Tuesday 15 October 2024, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced it had awarded Thurrock Council £734,370 to rejuvenate the council-owned brownfield site in South Ockendon into a thriving estate.
The funding, which has been awarded through the Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF2), will be put towards demolishing the three existing blocks of flats containing 36 council homes and preparing the site. The land will then be redeveloped into 48 affordable, modern council homes made up of a mixture of flats and houses.
Proposals for the redevelopment of numbers 158-228 (evens only) at Teviot Avenue were approved at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 13 March 2024. The council’s planning committee granted planning permission on Tuesday 9 July 2024.
Cllr Lee Watson, Cabinet Member for Good Growth, said: “We are delighted to receive this significant amount of funding from the government towards the Teviot Avenue housing project. This investment will enable us to kickstart demolition of the existing blocks of flats in the estate and to replace these with 48 brand new affordable homes.
“By rejuvenating this council-owned developed land which hasn’t been used to its full potential, we can give our residents the high-quality affordable homes that they deserve. We are committed to unlocking a new generation of social housing that meets the requirements of modern living.”
