HOUSING
Preparing for your move There are a number of costs incurred by a move and you should be preparing for these expenses whilst you are waiting on the register. Typical costs incurred include:
• overlapping tenancies • tenancy start up costs • removal costs • furniture, white goods, carpets and curtains The Council supports the delivery of new and affordable homes to encourage healthy and prosperous communities within the Borough. In the past year, there has been 460 new affordable homes provided for rent and shared ownership. The new developments are located across the Borough including West End, Hedge End, Bursledon, Boorley Green and Eastleigh.
For more detailed information about Hampshire Home Choice, including the Hampshire Home Choice Allocations Framework, qualification criteria and how applications are prioritised, please visit www.hampshirehomechoice.org.uk.
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Project overview outlines aims for Horton Heath We are embarking on an exciting project that will deliver much needed homes to the Borough of Eastleigh. This is more than just housing, we want to create a new community with a strong sense of place that people will be proud of.
• Meet local housing need
This is why we have purchased a 310 acre development site bordering Burnetts Lane, Moorgreen Road, Allington Lane and Chalcroft Business Park.
Council Leader Cllr Keith House says, “We are taking a proactive approach to delivering much needed homes and by selfdelivering we can ensure that all the aspects of this exciting development, that are important to the local community, are delivered and to a high standard. These aims confirm that our focus is on place and people and not about profit.”
Our vision is focused on people – those that live or work in the Borough now, but also those who will in the future. To help us achieve this we will be working with local people to help shape the site into a masterplan over the coming year. The Council’s Cabinet recently agreed a set of aims to outline the aspirations for the site.
Some of the key aims of the new development include:
• Ensuring access to open
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space and a good network for walking and cycling both within and to and from the site Designed to reduce water consumption Protect and enhance the natural environment Ensuring the new community is well integrated with the existing village of Horton Heath. Providing an environment to encourage greater social and community interaction
including affordable homes
• Well-designed education facilities
Find out more: eastleigh.gov.uk/hortonheath
Knot sculpture inspired by development’s workhouse history A striking artwork drawing on the rich history of a former workhouse and hospital forms the centrepiece of a new housing development. A sculpture has been unveiled in the knot garden at The Pavilions housing scheme in West End. In the form of an eternal knot, the artwork represents the continued use of the site in Botley Road, with the plinth depicting its fascinating history. Formerly Moorgreen Hospital, the imposing Victorian building at the heart of the development was built in 1848 as the area’s workhouse.
When the NHS was formed a century later, the building became Moorgreen Hospital. Artist Tim Ward worked with local people, the Parish Council and nearby St James CE Primary School to develop the work which was commissioned by the Hedge End, West End & Botley Local Area Committee (HEWEB) and funded by a contribution from the developer, Barratt Homes.
Chair of HEWEB, Cllr Cynthia Garton, said: “I’m sure that new residents at The Pavilions will agree that Tim has produced a superb piece of work. We’re grateful to the local community for their ideas that have helped tell the story about this important part of West End’s heritage which has depicted a new landmark.”
Picture left: Cllr Cynthia Garton and West End Parish Cllr Rick MacDonald with the new sculpture
