The West of Stonehouse development, Great Oldbury,\u00a0 is being built to satisfy the \u2018strategic\u2019 need of the whole area.\u00a0 There is no priority access for local people.<\/p>\n
There are approx. 400 affordable homes in the whole development, only half\u00a0of which are for rent \u2013 and these are not protected from \u2018right-to-buy\u2019 legislation, so will be eroded over time.<\/p>\n
These houses may be applied for by anyone in the extended Gloucestershire Homeseeker plus register, which extends as far as West Oxfordshire. \u00a0Whilst there will be some priority for ‘Stroud area’ people for ‘Stroud area’ houses in general, Eastington people will have to compete normally with everyone else in the Stroud District \u00a0for WoS houses, based on social need.<\/p>\n
An Eastington person would have to be in the Gold or Silver category of need to have any chance\u00a0of competing for an affordable house in WoS.<\/p>\n
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The West of Stonehouse development, Great Oldbury,\u00a0 is being built to satisfy the \u2018strategic\u2019 need of the whole area.\u00a0 There is no priority access for local people. There are approx. 400 affordable homes in the whole development, only half\u00a0of which Continue reading Q6. Isn\u2019t there enough affordable housing in the WoS development?<\/span>