Council quits homes joint venture to speed-up construction

Worthing Borough Council is selling its stake in a joint venture to build 216 new homes to raise funds and accelerate construction.
The cash-strapped council is now negotiating the sale of the land at Union Place to house builder Roffey Homes.
Worthing partnered with Roffey Homes in 2022 to build the Union Gardens scheme containing 216 flats, with residents’ gardens, a pocket park, and a 236-space car park at the long-dormant brownfield site.But the scheme had stalled and councillors have