New homes for our residents: Ashcroft House, Shoreham-by-Sea

Dozens of new homes for older Adur residents are going to be created on the site of our former Ashcroft House sheltered housing and our eight empty bungalows next door in Kingston Lane, Shoreham.

The residents of the 21 flats at Ashcroft House were rehoused in 2020 after an assessment revealed the building needed urgent and extensive fire safety improvements. It was determined it would be more effective to replace the building with modern purpose-built sheltered accommodation, with gardens for the residents. Ashcroft House was then demolished early in 2024, ready for the site to be redeveloped.

We have sold a 250-year lease of the site to Worthing Homes. The housing association intends to build 57 one and two-bedroom age-restricted flats on the land.

The homes will be a mix of one and two-bedroom properties, for people aged 60 or over. There will be communal lounges, sunrooms and outdoor gardens for the residents to enjoy.

The buildings will also be energy efficient, with solar panels on the roof to generate renewable energy for the properties.

All of these flats will be allocated to Adur people on our housing register. Worthing Homes will manage and maintain the building and the residents will be tenants of the housing association.

Worthing Homes has secured planning permission for the development.

Photo: Artist's impression of the new homes on the site of the former Ashcroft House in Kingston Lane, Shoreham

Photo: Ashcroft House, Shoreham-by-Sea (demolished in early 2024)

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