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We want to help make more small publicly-owned sites available to small developers, housing associations, and communities.

Resources for small builders

See some of the support available to small developers, housing associations, community-led groups, and self-builders.

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Support for public landowners

Find out how we can help public sector landowners bring forward small sites for housing.

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Making small sites available to small builders

Why we're making more small publicly-owned sites available for new and small developers.

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  • Fambridge Road East

    Size
    0.1 to 0.19 acres
    Status
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    Description
    Garage site sharing boundaries with school playing fields, houses and allotments.
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    about this site
    View of the garage site at Fambridge Road East

  • Fambridge Road West

    Size
    0.1 to 0.19 acres
    Status
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    Description
    Garage site sharing boundaries with school playing fields and houses
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    about this site
    View of garage site at Fambridge Road West

  • Garage site at Highland Avenue

    Size
    0.1 to 0.19 acres
    Status
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    Description
    The site currently comprises garages and hard landscaped access
    More information
    about this site
    View into Highland Avenue garage site

  • Keir Hardie Way

    Size
    0.2 to 0.49 acres
    Status
    Submit by
    Description
    A garage site within the Goresbrook Ward
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    about this site
    Garage site at Keir Hardie Way taken from the perimeter fence looking into the site

  • Land at 190 Goresbrook Road

    Size
    0.09 acres or smaller
    Status
    Submit by
    Description
    The site comprises overgrown left over open space located between an end of terrace house to the east and a semi-detached house to the west.
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    about this site
    View of perimeter fence of the Goresbrook Road site

  • The Observatory, Woolwich

    Size
    0.5 acres or larger
    Status
    Submit by
    Description
    Grade II listed building with potential for redevelopment
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    about this site
    The Observatory Woolwich building

Inspirational schemes

Copper Lane, Stoke Newington

This small cohousing project was developed by a group of six mixed households.

Copper Lane - photo: Ioana Marinescu

Darwin Road, Tilbury

Unemployed young people got training on this assisted self-build.

Darwin Road - photo: David Grandorge

Whatcott’s Yard, Stoke Newington

Three friends worked together to squeeze a small terrace onto a constrained backland site.

Whatcott's Yard - photo: Kilian O'Sullivan

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July 2023 newsletter

Download the 2022-25 grant funding prospectus (now closed)

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