Delivering the homes local people need to live healthy, happy, and safe lives is really important to us as a council.
I’m really pleased to share that construction is about to begin on two sites in the borough to create housing for adults and children who require specialist support.
We are delivering a new therapeutic children’s home for some of the borough’s most vulnerable young people.
The home for up to three children will provide a safe, stable, and nurturing environment for those who need residential care.
There are between 100 and 150 children in care across the borough and we, as the council, are responsible for their safety and wellbeing - we act as their ‘corporate parent’.
Children come into the foster care system for a variety of reasons.
When it is not suitable for them to be placed with a foster family, we look at placing them in residential care.
Building this new home means more children in care will be able to stay within the borough, with the care and therapeutic support they need.
It is expected to be ready by autumn 2026.
We are also working to deliver 45 new, genuinely affordable homes for older people and adults with learning disabilities, available at council rent levels.
The homes will be spacious, sustainable, and fully adapted for wheelchair accessibility to meet their specialist housing needs, enabling people to live as independently as possible.
The scheme will regenerate a vacant site on Acre Road in Kingston and will create new private and public landscaping for residents and the wider community to use.
Construction is set to be completed in spring 2027.
Alongside delivering homes for people requiring support, we are working to meet the growing housing needs and aspirations of our all communities, through delivering the right mix of good quality housing and services.
The redevelopment of the Cambridge Road Estate will deliver 2,170 warmer, safer, greener homes for people in the borough, including over 870 council homes.
And through our small sites programme, we have built 101 new council homes across four sites in Kingston and Chessington, with families already moved in.
For those who are homeless and in need of temporary accommodation, which the council has a duty to provide, we are working hard to improve the supply.
We are buying 50 homes to use as temporary accommodation, to make sure there are more homes available for those in need, and to reduce our reliance on more costly nightly-paid options.
Having a warm, safe home provided by the council is life-changing for so many people.
There is still much more to do, but together with communities and partners, we are working hard to ensure the Royal Borough of Kingston is a fairer place, where residents are supported throughout their lifetime and have access to good quality housing.
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