New council homes at Claudian Way
At Claudian Way in Chadwell St Mary, Essex, BREE Construction delivered 53 new affordable homes for Thurrock Council. Completed in 2021, the scheme added council housing to the area and formed part of the authority's wider house-building programme.
The development was built as new-build affordable housing for council tenants, providing modern, well-built homes for local people on the housing register. Thurrock Council cited the completion as a flagship achievement in its housing performance reporting.
The homes provide a range of accommodation suited to families and individuals on the council's waiting list, expanding the authority's own stock at a time of significant demand for affordable housing across the region.
Phased handover to council tenants
The homes were handed over in phases as construction progressed, with the final 22 properties transferred to Thurrock Council in February 2021. That last handover marked the completion of the full 53-home scheme and the point at which the remaining families could move in.
Delivery involved a supply chain of specialist subcontractors working under BREE's management on site at Chadwell St Mary. The phased approach allowed completed homes to be occupied while later plots were finished, accelerating the benefit to the council and its tenants.
Building new homes for an occupied council estate area calls for tight management of deliveries, access and noise, and the BREE site team coordinated the supply chain to keep disruption to neighbours to a minimum throughout construction at Chadwell St Mary.
Supporting Thurrock's housing ambitions
Claudian Way reflects BREE Construction's track record of working with local authorities to deliver genuinely affordable homes at pace. By building directly for Thurrock Council, the scheme increased the council's own housing stock and gave the authority long-term control over rents and allocations.
The project sits within BREE's affordable new-build work, where the focus is on practical, durable homes that meet real local need rather than speculative development.
Delivering directly for the local authority also meant the homes were tied into Thurrock's allocations system from completion, ensuring they went to households already waiting for a council home in the borough rather than into the open market.
