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Essex Housing win prestigious industry award!

30 September 2022

Essex Housing, Essex County Council’s (ECC) housing development arm, is delighted to announce that they have been awarded Best Development Team – rural/suburban at the Inside Housing Development Awards 2022.

These prestigious awards celebrate the very best in residential development across the UK, recognising the teams, schemes and solutions that have made a positive impact on the communities that they serve.

The team’s entry for this award highlighted the achievements made over the last year that have contributed to a live development programme of over 1000 homes, half of which are affordable and specialist homes for adults with learning disabilities and older people across Essex, as well as the delivery / rejuvenation of community assets, such as libraries.

Essex Housing has secured planning permission for 449 homes to date and is awaiting determination on a further 38. They have successfully completed construction of 78 homes, with contracts awarded and construction forecast to be underway on a further 134 homes this year.

Essex Housing was also shortlisted for ‘Best Partnership’ at the awards, recognising our innovative partnership with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in bringing forward the Essex County Hospital scheme in Colchester, which is due to start construction next year.

I am delighted that Essex Housing have won this prestigious award which recognises the great achievements that the team have accomplished to date. Essex Housing’s development programme is already realising benefits for Essex residents as they continue to bring forward high quality housing that our county can be proud of.

Cllr Lesley Wagland OBE, ECC Cabinet Member for Economic Renewal, Infrastructure and Planning.