The Warren (Leigh Park)

See what the plans look like on ECD Architect’s website.

Whilst plans may still develop, the proposal is to build 237 new affordable homes at The Warren in Leigh Park. The project would be split into multiple phases to reduce strain on the community.

150 homes would be built within the Cabbagefield Row site. The remaining 87 between existing houses, blocks and flats (Strouden Court, Linford Court, Retail Precinct, Dummer Court, and Conford Court).

Priorities for the new housing

We’re looking to build all 237 homes to Passivhaus standards to provide very energy efficient homes with very low heating bills. One of the council’s latest housing developments, Patey Court, is built to Passivhaus standards and is currently its most energy efficient building to date.

As well as promising improved site security, the plans focus on improving biodiversity for the area.

New landscaped areas, hedgerows and planting throughout would create new habitats for native species of bats, birds and hedgehogs.

When and if the plans change or progress, we’ll keep everyone updated.

Our engagement team just held Party for The Warren on Saturday 8 July in partnership with Havant Borough Council and Park Community School. It gave locals an opportunity to see and give their feedback on the proposed housing plans, as well as tons of free activities and entertainment to enjoy.

Thank you to everyone who came along!

416 of you filled in a feedback form at the event which shows how important it is for communities to have their say on the areas they live.

We’re now compiling all the feedback to present to the project team. We’ll also create a booklet for residents to show all of the feedback – this will be posted to residents local to The Warren area and will also be made available on our website.

We don’t know when the project will progress, but we’ll keep everyone updated along every step of the way.

Before drawing up the proposed housing plans, we asked as many of you as possible for your thoughts. Between February and May 2023, we:

• held public drop-in sessions and pop-up stalls
• ran a survey
• went door knocking
• attended a coffee morning
• handed out flyers, posters and comment boxes

You can see everything we did for this stage of the project in this handy booklet, which we also printed and delivered to people living nearest to The Warren Park area.

If you’ve got any questions or if you’re looking for updates, email Kat Bement or call 07901 100 537.