Kilnwood Vale is a housing estate between Crawley and Horsham in the English county of West Sussex. Its first houses were completed in 2013. The development has been supported jointly by Crawley Borough Council and Horsham District Council, and several private construction companies are involved.
The site lies in Horsham district but adjoins the urban area of Crawley: it is immediately west of the Bewbush neighbourhood. To the west is the village of Faygate. The land consists of fields, woods and a former landfill site north of the A264 road. A main railway line crosses the site, and a new railway station is proposed to serve the estate.
History edit
The first houses were completed in early 2014 and residents moved in during January of that year.[1]
The Government paid £2.4 million towards the development by means of the Homes and Communities Agency's "Get Britain Building" scheme.[1] It was one of 14 developments shortlisted by the agency to share £474 million raised through loans and equity investments.[2]
Transport edit
From 17 May 2014, local bus company Metrobus diverted its half-hourly route 23 to serve Kilnwood Vale. The route connects Crawley and Horsham via Southgate and Bewbush; alternate journeys continue beyond Horsham to Worthing.
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b "First residents move in to new Crawley neighbourhood Kilnwood Vale". Crawley News. Local World. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ Lloyd, Tom (5 June 2013). "Government funding to unlock 38,000 homes". Inside Housing. Ocean Media Group. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "West of Bewbush Strategic Location – Notification of off-site highways improvements: Report by Executive Director Communities and Head of Communities and Infrastructure" (PDF). West Sussex County Council (West Crawley County Local Committee). 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Community Engagement in Residential Development by Leading Volume House Builders" (PDF). Communityplanning.net (for Shelter). 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.