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First new council houses for a decade completed in Crawley

03/11/11

The first new build council homes in Crawley for over a decade have been completed. Designed by calfordseaden, Aspen Court was officially opened on Thursday October 20 and handed over to Crawley Borough Council on Monday October 24.

The 16 flats at Aspen Court, Rushetts Place in Langley Green have been jointly funded by Crawley Borough Council and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) with grant funding approved in spring 2010. Further details of the scheme can be found at http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/news/first-new-council-houses-crawley

In addition to designing this affordable housing scheme, calfordseaden also acted as employer's agent, sustainability adviser, M&E engineer, structural engineer and CDM coordinator.

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