Former Crawley Ambulance Station To Be Replaced By New Council Homes

A former ambulance station in West Sussex is set to be demolished to make way for dozens of new council homes.

The site in Crawley will be redeveloped into a six-storey block containing 39 flats, including two one-bedroom properties and 37 two-bedroom homes.

All of the housing will be allocated to people on Crawley Borough Council’s housing register.

Construction is expected to begin shortly, with the new homes due to be completed by the end of next year.

Crawley Borough Council leader Michael Jones said the development will help provide secure, affordable housing for local families, adding that it is the first project of its kind in some time.

He said the council had faced significant challenges in progressing the site but welcomed the start of construction.

The scheme forms part of an “ambitious” wider plan to deliver 540 new council homes across the borough in the coming years.

To qualify for council housing in Crawley, applicants must have lived or worked in the area for at least five years.