Affordable homes in Silverdale
Take a look at Silverdale Parish Councils latest news article to find out more about progress on affordable homes in Silverdale.
“Over 30 residents attended the Public Meeting held on Saturday 11 April 2026 at Silverdale Village Institute to hear of plans to build affordable homes in the village for local people.
Last year’s Silverdale Local Housing Needs Survey revealed a need for at least 20 affordable homes. After looking at various options within the village, the Parish Council approached the owners of the Woodlands Hotel and a field adjoining the estate to agree to investigate the feasibility of building affordable homes of various sizes and tenures on some of the land. In addition a key element of the project will be to protect the existing pub. Other components could be new community facilities on the ground floor, new uses for the upper floor, refurbishments of other buildings on the site, renovating the original pleasure gardens, other public open space, community allotments, reviving the Woodlands Rural Centre and/or other outdoor activities.
Silverdale Parish Council and Lune Valley Community Land Trust are working with the landowners, Lancashire Rural Housing Enabler Service, Lancaster City Council’s housing strategy and local planning officers, and Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape Partnership.
The Parish Council and the Land Trust have appointed Halsall Lloyd Partnership to produce a Masterplan which will look at all aspects of the site, consult with the community, and provide an outline of what is possible. This includes where the affordable homes could be situated, what kind and how many. One spot that may be suitable for houses is the land in front of the Woodies. The reason for the Masterplan is to iron out all these and other issues, e.g. access, infrastructure, capacity of land etc — so that we can get an idea of what is feasible. The Masterplan will be completed by the end of July.
New affordable homes resulting from this project will be on land owned by Lune Valley Community Land Trust so that they remain affordable for local people in perpetuity. Possible outcomes include that they will be managed by a housing association and made available to local people at a discounted price, for social rent, or for shared ownership. This mix, as well as the size and type of housing, will depend on the needs of the community, who are represented by a steering group of local residents and stakeholders, including future users of affordable housing. Six local people have volunteered to sit on the Steering Group and others would be welcome to join too.
Slides from the Public Meeting are available to download: the presentations by SPC are here and here; the Rural Housing Enabler presentation is here; the Halsall Lloyd Partnership presentation is here; and the Land Trust presentation is here. Public consultation on the emerging Masterplan proposals will take place at the end of June, and another Public Meeting will be held at the Gaskell Hall (date TBC).“
Monday 13 April 2026, by Jenny Webster
For more information please contact jenny.webster@silverdale-pc-lancs.gov.uk.