Rural and community-led housing

Who can apply for rural and community-led housing?

Rural affordable housing is mainly for people who want to stay in rural parishes where they grew up or have family. To apply for a home under the scheme, you’ll need to be on our housing register. 

Homes are provided through small developments in villages with a population of 3,000 or less. 

A local housing needs survey tells us how many properties need to be built and how big each property will be.

Local connection

You're most likely to get one of these homes if you have a strong local connection to where the homes are being built. 

A few rural places in Hart have affordable homes to buy under shared ownership.

You can check on the Government's shared ownership website to:

• check if you're eligible to buy a home through shared ownership
• find an organisation that sells homes in the area you want to buy

How we support parishes

We work with parishes and developers to deliver new homes in rural communities where they are most needed. 

We can help with: 

• gaining evidence of housing need in your local area  
• looking at options of delivery for new homes 
• supporting and guiding through the planning process 
• advising and signposting on funding that may be available