Grants Hill House
Number/street name:
Oaklea Way
Address line 2:
City:
Uckfield
Postcode:
TN22 2BN
Architect:
PRP
Architect contact number:
Developer:
Wealden District Council.
Planning Authority:
Wealden District Council
Planning Reference:
WD/2015/2826/MAJ
Date of Completion:
12/2024
Schedule of Accommodation:
65 x 1 bed apartments, 2 x 1 bed cottages
Tenure Mix:
80% Social rent, 20% Affordable rent
Total number of homes:
Site size (hectares):
0.84
Net Density (homes per hectare):
80
Size of principal unit (sq m):
56
Smallest Unit (sq m):
56
Largest unit (sq m):
68
No of parking spaces:
36
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The Design Process
The existing Grants Hill House, now vacant, was a 1980’s Local Authority, purpose-built, sheltered housing scheme, no longer considered to be fit for purpose and therefore proposed for redevelopment by the Local Authority. During the design development stage of the project, consultation with the Planning Officer, Housing Officers, the Thomas Scanlon Trust and Local Councillors informed the emerging design proposals. The Planning Application for Grants Hill House was submitted in November 2015 and received unanimous approval in March 2016, with committee members praising the new design, calling it ‘the jewel in the crown for Uckfield’.
