The numbers
the second phase of homes in the village
of local feedback supported the new homes
the year the homes were completed
new rural homes
homes for rent
for shared ownership
The story
The new homes, all prioritised for people with a local connection to Croft, are an extension of the original rural exception site at Poplars Road, built in 2009.
Housing need
Our housing needs survey identified further local affordable housing needs, which the partnership then explored ways of meeting.
Community involvement
We asked the wider community whether a one-off extension to the existing exception site would be welcome, since the land was being made available for this by Leicestershire County Council. Eighty-eight per cent of responses from a public engagement event supported more homes for local people. The scheme was then designed so that no further extensions to the site would be possible.
Homes for local people
The residents, who all have a local connection to Croft, moved in during February 2017. The homes are managed by Leicestershire Rural Housing Association on behalf of emh, and have enabled local people to remain living and working in the community.
Partnership funding
Funding for the scheme was another example of partnership working by the Leicestershire and Rutland Rural Housing Group, with contributions from:
- Blaby District Council
- emh group
- Homes & Communities Agency (now Homes England)
- Leicestershire County Council.
Find out more about the Leicestershire and Rutland Rural Housing Group