Juniper Road – Foundation 200

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Consultation has concluded

Summary

It is proposed to create up to eight single-person homes on an under-utilised garage site in Juniper Road, Leigh-on-Sea. The homes will be built by Hill’s Foundation 200 Project and used to house people who are moving on from homelessness, with support from The Salvation Army, Southend.

Background

Southend 2050 is the borough’s ambition for the future, developed through extensive conversations with those that live, work, visit and study in Southend-on-Sea. The Council is committed to providing Council homes for residents of the borough who are unable to rent or buy on the open market. To meet this commitment, the Council’s Strategic Housing team along with South Essex Homes are currently reviewing council owned garage sites and underused land that have the potential to deliver much needed residential accommodation.

Site Information

The Council has several underutilised garage sites across the borough which have been considered for this project. The Juniper Road site has been selected to be investigated further as it benefits from good access, high void rates and suffers from anti-social behaviour.

  • Located within Blenheim Ward
  • Approximately 1145m2
  • Access via Juniper Road
  • 31 Garages – 2 Occupied, high level of disrepair
  • High levels of ASB reported
  • Predominately two-storey dwelling area

Proposal

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is lucky enough to have been selected as an authority Foundation 200 want to work with to provide modular homes in partnership with councils and charities across the UK.

The land in question is the garage site in Juniper Road, where only 2 of the 31 garages on the site are currently being used. We are aware there is a high level of anti-social behaviour, fly-tipping and vandalism at the garage sites.

There could be up to eight homes on the site, built using modern methods of construction, which means the homes will be built in a factory and put together on site. The Salvation Army will then use those homes to help people who used to be homeless, with their fresh start. This includes tailor-made support, education opportunities and possible employment.

Next steps

We hope to work with the Salvation Army and Foundation 200 to keep residents and garage leaseholders informed of the project and involved.

If the project goes ahead as planned, planning permission will be sought, which is normally when statements of support and objections are publicly noted.

The next update to this project will probably be following the local elections in May 2021. 

Please check in after that for any updates.


Summary

It is proposed to create up to eight single-person homes on an under-utilised garage site in Juniper Road, Leigh-on-Sea. The homes will be built by Hill’s Foundation 200 Project and used to house people who are moving on from homelessness, with support from The Salvation Army, Southend.

Background

Southend 2050 is the borough’s ambition for the future, developed through extensive conversations with those that live, work, visit and study in Southend-on-Sea. The Council is committed to providing Council homes for residents of the borough who are unable to rent or buy on the open market. To meet this commitment, the Council’s Strategic Housing team along with South Essex Homes are currently reviewing council owned garage sites and underused land that have the potential to deliver much needed residential accommodation.

Site Information

The Council has several underutilised garage sites across the borough which have been considered for this project. The Juniper Road site has been selected to be investigated further as it benefits from good access, high void rates and suffers from anti-social behaviour.

  • Located within Blenheim Ward
  • Approximately 1145m2
  • Access via Juniper Road
  • 31 Garages – 2 Occupied, high level of disrepair
  • High levels of ASB reported
  • Predominately two-storey dwelling area

Proposal

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is lucky enough to have been selected as an authority Foundation 200 want to work with to provide modular homes in partnership with councils and charities across the UK.

The land in question is the garage site in Juniper Road, where only 2 of the 31 garages on the site are currently being used. We are aware there is a high level of anti-social behaviour, fly-tipping and vandalism at the garage sites.

There could be up to eight homes on the site, built using modern methods of construction, which means the homes will be built in a factory and put together on site. The Salvation Army will then use those homes to help people who used to be homeless, with their fresh start. This includes tailor-made support, education opportunities and possible employment.

Next steps

We hope to work with the Salvation Army and Foundation 200 to keep residents and garage leaseholders informed of the project and involved.

If the project goes ahead as planned, planning permission will be sought, which is normally when statements of support and objections are publicly noted.

The next update to this project will probably be following the local elections in May 2021. 

Please check in after that for any updates.


Consultation has concluded

  • Update - May 2022

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    Over the last few months the Hill Foundation have progressed with the Foundation 200 project, with the previous garages demolished, ground works undertaken and boundary treatment installed.

    The modular units have now been delivered to site, with the remainder of the site works to be concluded and handover achieved by the end of June 2022.

    Hill will be carrying out additional fencing works over the coming weeks, and will be in contact with the relevant parties.

  • November 2021 Update

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    Southend Council’s proposed modular housing development at the Saltreach Close garages has received planning permission on the 5th of November 2021.

    The proposed development will deliver six modular dwellings on the garage site. Details of the application can be found on the Southend planning register (https://publicaccess.southend.gov.uk/online-applications/) under application reference 21/01715/BC3.

  • Oct 2021 - Update

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    The Council have received several enquiries regarding the project which we believe warrants the circulate of an additional list of Q&A’s.The list will added to the documents section of this webpage, titled - October FAQ

    The Frequently Asked Questions have also been sent hardcopy to residents on the project mailing list.

  • Post consultation event update - September 2021

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    The Council would like to thank everyone who attended the consultation event on the 20th August and provided feedback on the proposal.

    There were several common themes and questions raised by residents which we have sought to answer with our updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document, which can be found in the documents section.

    Whilst the planning process is ongoing, the Hill Foundation intend to progress with site investigation and the demolition of the existing garages. Residents who have a boundary against the garages will be contacted by the Hill Foundation in advance of works being carried out. Demolition is anticipated to take place in early-mid October subject to attaining the approval notice.

    Please rest assured it is the intention to replace the existing boundary with the final boundary treatment. Where the existing garage wall forms a boundary with another property this will be replaced like for like in terms of height.

    In the event planning permission is not secured, the site will have the final boundary treatment as mentioned above and the Council will re-evaluate the site for future use and/or development.

  • Summer Update 2021

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    Over the last few months Southend Borough Council in partnership with the Salvation Army and the Hill Foundation have progressed the project with site investigation and design work now complete.

    The Hill Foundation have submitted a planning application for six self-contained units within the Salt Reach Close garage site accessed via Juniper Road. The Local Planning Authority (LPA) will offer residents the opportunity to comment on the application as part of the planning process. Please note this consultation is carried out by the LPA, and not the Strategic Housing Team.


    The planning application will be available via the planning portal once the application has been validated by the LPA, which usually takes two weeks - https://publicaccess.southend.gov.uk/online-applications/

    We will be holding a walk-in event at St Cedds Church on Friday 20th Aug 2021 which aims to give local residents an opportunity to see what is proposed for the site. The Salvation Army, The Hill Foundation and Citizens UK will be present along with officers from the Council to provide information on the proposed scheme.

    Consultation Event

    Location: St Cedds Church

    When: 20/08/2021 15:00 - 19:00