Croudace buys former caravan site from Worthing

Worthing and Adur councils have agreed to sell the former Caravan and Motorhome Club site in Worthing 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 for shared ownership.

Those living in affordable rent properties pay no more than 80 per cent of what 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 about 2 years to build all 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 were 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 from being built on the Goring Gap at Chatsmore Farm.

As well as enabling the construction of homes for households on Worthing’s housing waiting list, the sale will help us reduce the amount we owe in borrowing. This will mean funds that would have been spent on interest and debt repayment can be invested in community services.

The details of the agreement are commercially sensitive but will be published once the sale has been completed.