New homes will be built on land in Bexhill following the successful award of £500,000 from the Government’s Brownfield Land Release Fund. This investment will allow 52 new homes to be advanced on land adjacent to King Offa School. Rother District Council was one of 53 local authorities across England to benefit from the £58m first tranch of government funding. 

The Brownfield Fund has been designed to help boost local areas by transforming unloved and disused sites into vibrant communities for people to live and work, with the demolition of unsightly derelict buildings and disused car parks and garages.

Bexhill MP, Huw Merriman, said ‘It’s significant that the first funding award from the new Levelling Up Department includes Rother. I’ve long argued that the south coast must benefit from regeneration in addition to parts of the country further north. It’s positive that Rother District Council are bidding and even more positive that the Government are accepting. I hope this will help to unlock the total ambitions of this site, which have included a long-awaited leisure centre for Bexhill residents and those from its surrounds.’