Next step to more affordable homes in Worthing as council agrees to sell brownfield site to housebuilder
Released: Monday, 16 March 2026
We've agreed to sell the former Caravan and Motorhome Club site in the town to Croudace Homes.
Dozens of affordable homes could be built on the overgrown site to the north of Titnore Way, which has been earmarked for housing in the local plan for many years but has sat empty since 2023.
We have now exchanged contracts with Croudace, subject to the developer securing planning permission to build at least 134 new homes on the land, of which at least 35 would be for affordable rent and 11 shared ownership.
Those living in affordable rent properties pay a maximum of 80% of the amount that would be expected for that home. All the affordable rent properties would be used to help families on Worthing's housing register and would be managed by a housing association.
Croudace is currently preparing its plans for the project and hopes to submit a planning application in the coming months. If the plans are approved, Croudace expects to take around two years to build all of the new homes.
Councillor Sophie Cox, the leader of Worthing Borough Council, said:
“We urgently need more affordable homes for the many local families who have nowhere to live.
“This site will help us to create permanent homes for dozens of families from our community while protecting the green spaces like Chatsmore Farm that we all value so highly.
“I'm looking forward to seeing Croudace's plans for the site.”
A Croudace spokesperson said:
“Croudace is pleased to be working alongside Worthing Borough Council to bring forward this scheme which will deliver high-quality market and affordable homes to Worthing.”
Councils are legally required to designate land for new housing so the 14.3 acres of brownfield land at Titnore Way was earmarked for that purpose in Worthing's local plan. The designation of that site for housing was one of the reasons we were able to successfully fight to prevent 475 homes being built on the Goring Gap at Chatsmore Farm.
As well as allowing for the construction of homes for households on Worthing's housing waiting list, the sale will allow us to reduce how much we owe in borrowing. This will mean funds that would have been spent on interest and debt repayment can instead be invested in services for the community.
The details of the agreement are commercially sensitive but will be published once the sale has been completed.
Photos: The former Caravan and Motorhome Club site in Titnore Way, Worthing
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Page last updated: 16 March 2026