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Rother council leaders have agreed to award a not-for-profit organisation funding to build affordable houses in Bexhill.

On Monday (October 31), Rother District Council’s cabinet agreed to award Bexhill Community Land Trust (BCLT) £200,000 to create six affordable homes at the Cemetery Lodge site in Turkey Road — a development which is currently going through the planning process.

Funding for the scheme will come from the council’s s106 contributions fund, that being money extracted from developers when they are found to be unable to provide affordable housing on site.

Cllr Christine Bayliss, cabinet member for economic development and regeneration, said: “I would like to support this particular proposal. In Central Ward we have a number of families who are in temporary accommodation. We need to increase our social provision.

Proposed layout of the Bexhill development

“I think the community land trust is a very, very worthwhile outfit. There are some really good local people with some real housing expertise on the community land trust, so I would highly recommend it.”

Funding agreed to build new Bexhill affordable homes at Cemetery Lodge site