Join Our Fight to Save Monypenny

Ashford Borough Council have announced plans to demolish Monypenny, and displace its elderly residents for a minimum of 2 years across the borough whilst a replacement is built.

Monypenny currently houses around 35 elderly, and in some cases disabled residents in 25 assisted living flats, and 8 bungalows.  

ABC's proposal is to replace these with 23 flats for the elderly, as well as 12 flats and 6 houses for general purposes., by building on the existing Monypenny site, and the adjacent vicarage.

From those numbers, it is clear that those displaced residents will have no guarantee of being able to return to like for like accommodation, even after the upheaval and distress caused by a temporary move away.  

Whilst we appreciate the need for additional affordable housing in the area, there are alternatives which will still deliver the additional homes, but allow for the residents of Monypenny to avoid moving twice.