More families are moving into new council homes that have been built on former garage sites and car parks.

Two new two-bedroom council houses have been completed in Leconfield Road, Lancing.

This comes a week after local residents moved into four new council homes that have been built in St Giles Close in Shoreham.

The new homes are being built as part of Adur District Council’s small sites programme, which involves the use of its brownfield land in Sompting, Lancing, Shoreham, Southwick and Fishersgate to create extra homes.

At St Giles, more than a dozen old garages were demolished to make way for the two two-bedroom houses and two one-bedroom bungalows.

Steve King, the construction director at Cheesmur, the contractor on the St Giles Close project, said: “The brownfield site had reached the end of its useful life.

“This development means the council can breathe new life into the community without the loss of any greenfield space.

“We're delighted to be able to play our small part in this great work.”

At Leconfield Road the two semi-detached homes have been built on what was previously hardstanding that was used to store council stores and materials.

The council said each of the homes is equipped with an air source heat pump to make the properties more sustainable by providing the residents with renewable energy. They also come with individual gardens, designated parking spaces and electric car charging points.

Councillor Carson Albury, the council's cabinet member for Adur Homes and customer services, said: “The site in Leconfield Road was little more than waste ground and was doing nothing for the community.

“These new homes will help two families to have a better quality of life, for a rent they can afford, while improving the look of the area for everyone in the neighbourhood.”

Work is currently under way on other small sites at Sylvan Road in Sompting, Wilmot Road in Shoreham and Gardner Road in Fishersgate.

In Lancing, construction of new homes will also begin at the Daniel Close and Gravelly Crescent garage sites and the South Street car park in 2024.