As we mark 35 years of West Kent, we’re looking at how our upcoming development at Woodland Place reflects our vision of building innovative and sustainable homes across Kent.   

We’re committed to meeting the needs of our residents and communities. In an ever-changing landscape, innovation has never been so important as we look for new ways to support our residents and local areas for the years to come.  

Woodland Place, our upcoming development in Allington, Tonbridge and Malling set to start handing over in Summer 2025, offers a selection of 106 new homes with a range of tenures available for residents. This is our biggest ever development in our 35-year history and we want to ensure that our Woodland Place residents are part of a thriving, successful community. As part of the development, we are providing two new play parks, restoring a World War II Pillbox, as well as contributing to local schools, youth facilities and other community initiatives. 

The development highlights our place-based approach to land led development, ensuring we deliver tailored, specific improvements for local communities. We want to create high quality, attractive places that our residents are proud to live in, with a strong sense of community and support to sustain a successful tenancy and manage life changes. 

Our homes at Woodland Place will have:

  • A fabric first approach, which focuses on reducing a home’s heat loss, keeping them highly efficient and warm.
  • Solar panels, which convert sunlight to electricity and help to reduce energy costs. 
  • Air source heat pumps, an efficient heating system that provides a constant and consistent ambient temperature.
  • Mechanical ventilation, to provide better recycled air quality for our residents.
  • Open spaces and play parks, so our residents can enjoy the outdoors and explore the local community around them.  

Please see a selection of drone footage from our Woodland Place development

Looking ahead at our growth and regeneration ambitions, sustainable development will play a key part. We have been active recently in Sevenoaks, Dartford, Medway, Swale and Tonbridge and Malling with the vision of bringing sustainable and affordable homes to our local communities.

Our partnership approach has allowed us to build high-quality, efficient homes. We are excited by Homes England’s future commitment to fund land led developments and our own regeneration project as the opportunity that grey belt development, which has a 50% affordable housing allocation) will bring to create more affordable homes and sustainable neighbourhoods. 

For more information on 35 years of West Kent, please visit 35 years of West Kent

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West Kent Housing Association announces CEO successor

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