Public Drop In Session – 2025-09-03
Come and see the latest proposals from Swanage Community Housing and Hastoe Housing Association to provide much needed Social Rent housing prioritised for local people and key workers
Category News
Mar 2024 SCH on LBC!
Earlier this week, we spoke to LBCNews on Budget day to highlight the critical need for affordable homes in Swanage. 191 Swanage residents are in registered as in Housing Need. The average salary for Purbeck residents is £26k, which on…
Public Consultation
4th January 202416:00-20:00 Housing on Land at Washpond Lane and Ulwell Road Swanage Community Land Trust is proposing to develop our first site of much needed low cost rent houses for key workers and local people Come and meet the…
Joint statement from Swanage Town Council & Swanage Community Housing 22/12/22
Swanage Town Council and Swanage Community Housing have agreed to explore the potential of developing a parcel of land in Swanage to provide affordable housing for working families with a strong connection to the town. The field, on the corner…
Treasurer/Company Secretary – we need you!
Swanage Community Housing is looking for someone with Treasurer/Company Secretary experience who would be interested in volunteering their time to help us to achieve our goal of building genuinely affordable housing for local people and key workers in beautiful Swanage.…
Local affordable housing project
Watch this video for an introduction to Synergy Housing’s new Roman Barn affordable housing development at Worth Matravers, Dorset!
Swanage Community Housing newsletter April 2022
Firstly, thank you for your continued support, we are still at the early stages of our journey but can report so far that: Since the public meeting at the beginning of November 2021, a group of enthusiastic supporters have met…
CLT Network reports ‘strong levels of Local Authority support’ for community led housing
New research carried out by the Community Land Trust Network reveals the strong levels of local authority support for community led housing development in England and Wales in the form of policies, grants and loans and land disposals and leases.…
How much affordable housing is needed?
Below is a summary of the full report by the House of Commons Library. Tackling the under-supply of housing in England ‘It’s difficult to put a precise number on the amount of new housing needed in England. Need for new…