All Change at Chavecroft
An innovative, affordable and sustainable housing development which is set to bring new life to part of Tadworth has just been given the go ahead.
Raven is behind the zero-carbon project to provide a range of much-needed new affordable homes at the former Chavecroft sheltered housing scheme. Went zero carbon buildings are those where the amount of carbon emissions associated with it’s product and construction stages up to practical completion is zero or negative, through the use of offsets or the net export of on-site renewable energy. This will be Raven’s first net zero carbon development.
The two blocks of 1960s flats, on the corner of Board Walk and Long Walk, are no longer needed as temporary accommodation and will be demolished as part of the regeneration proposal. “This is an exciting development for many reasons,” said Natalie Mc Neish Investment Development Manager at Raven. “We have consulted with the local community about plans to replace the scheme with 23 high quality affordable homes in two new detached blocks and improve the environment of the site.
One block will comprise five three-bedroom family homes, each with its own garage and off road parking space, and the other will comprise 18 one- and two-bedroom flats. There will be private amenity spaces for the houses and flats. The scheme includes 56 car parking spaces, including the re-provision of 12 spaces for existing residents of Chavecroft Terrace. A further 44 spaces are provided for the new homes, which includes a garage of an appropriate size and parking space for the houses.
Natalie continued: “Our aim is to provide zero-carbon homes, using innovative construction methods and including features such as ground source heat pumps, which will revitalise the estate and offer new excellent quality homes which are affordable to rent and run. We are able to bring affordable homes to our customers and improvements for the environment in this development.”
We carried out detailed consultation with local residents and stakeholders and the architect’s drawings were presented at a ‘zoom’ meeting.
Raven have been granted full planning permission for this exciting new development and are now looking to appoint a contractor to build the redevelopment and we will keep you fully informed of progress.