Coxhill Road

Overview

OSG are proud to be part of the team working on this scheme for 13 new dwellings in the village of Shepherdswell. The scheme is a joint venture between the Shepherdswell and Coldred Community Land Trust and English Rural Housing Association, on land that was owned by The Church Commissioners (the land is now owned by English Rural and will be sold back to the Community Land Trust).

OSG worked with English Rural to secure the planning consent to deliver these 13 new homes in 2022. The development is the outcome of many years of hard work with English Rural partnering with Shepherdswell and Coldred Community Land Trust to form Kent’s very first Community Land Trust. The go-ahead for this scheme, the idea for which has been ten years in the making, marks a turning point for community-led housing in Kent.

This joint venture will deliver much-needed affordable housing for the community. Of the 13 dwellings, 10 will provide affordable housing to allow local people to stay in the village, with the remaining 3 dwellings provided as open-market bungalows, prioritised for local people. The aim of the scheme is to encourage older people in the village to be able to downsize and help to keep younger families of low income in the area, which will also help to secure the future of the village primary school.