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Grainne Gilmore, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank.
Kincluny – Scotland’s first sustainable village.
Restoration plans given approval
Scotland’s first sustainable village
Kincluny Development Trust, a social enterprise formed in September, has held a public consultation regarding Kincluny, Scotland’s first sustainable village. In early 2012, further consultations will be held in association with Robert Gordon University, which is carrying out research on the energy aspects of Kincluny Village through its Centre for Understanding Sustainability in Practice (CUSP). Kincluny is expected to be the
country’s largest sustainable construction project and will be the developer, CHAP’s, biggest venture to date. Bill Burr, MD at CHAP Homes says, “The consultation is all about collating the thoughts of local communities to further the Kincluny vision. It’s a very ambitious project. We can’t wait to inspire local people because I’ve seen too many large scale developments fail to build a true sense of belonging.”
1500 architecturally innovative, eco homes and businesses.
Kincluny Village, on the River Dee, will
provide 1,500 architecturally innovative mixed tenure eco-homes and businesses. Prices will range from £90,000 to £500,000 to allow everyone the opportunity to be part of this village community. Kincluny will have its own income, manage local amenities and foster local businesses. Positioned on a former quarry
brownfield site, it will use innovative energy sources and environmental technologies. The self-sufficient and self-contained village will have a closed loop approach to waste, using Scandanavian technology. “We are using 32 years of building expertise to harness the most up to date technologies and produce comfortable, desirable, affordable properties across the entire housing spectrum,” adds Burr. “We are putting our money where our mouth is. In addition to our £400million investment, CHAP will contribute financially by allocating a sum from each house sale towards the community’s responsibility for the future development of the village.”
50 JANUARY 2012 PROPERTYdrum Linden Homes site visited by Prime Minister
see a much needed increase in mortgage approvals and home ownership moving forward. “The lack of affordable
mortgage lending has been one of the main constraints to the housebuilding industry for a number of years,” said Ian Baker, Linden Homes Group Managing Director. “At Linden Homes, we have been working hard with a number of lenders to
Linden Homes welcomed the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon David Cameron MP, and Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, to its Boxgrove Gardens development in Guildford, from where he announced the Government’s new Housing Strategy. Linden Homes enjoyed the publicity from the launch and says it is optimistic the country will
bring financial enablers to the market. However, the vital element of the government’s announcement will be that these mortgages are made available right across the country from major high street lenders. Critically, they must be made available not only for new houses but apartments too so that as many people as possible may purchase their home.”
City & Country Group has won planning approval from the South Downs National Park Authority’s Planning Committee to restore the historic King Edward VII Hospital Estate near Midhurst, Sussex. The developer has plans to preserve and
restore this significant collection of Grade II* and II heritage assets. The proposals have also received the support of English Heritage, Natural England and Chichester District Council. “We have spent many hours working in
partnership with the SDNPA, English Heritage and the local community to respond constructively to the feedback we received on our previous applications,” says Helen Moore, Residential Managing Director. “The decision is a clear endorsement of our revised proposals, which represent a sensitive and balanced solution for the Estate that will secure its future in the long-term. “We would like to thank the considerable
number of people from the local community who have supported our vision to restore the Hospital, which English Heritage has described as being ‘incomparably the most exciting era of architecture to mark Sussex profoundly,’ and ‘has a good claim to be seen as one of the pivotal sites of its time and place.’ “Our plans will secure £800,000 in affordable housing contribution and a further £100,000 in infrastructure provision. Sitting alongside the £5m in extra funding that would be generated by the proposals for Chichester District Council and West Sussex County Council under the government’s New Homes Bonus scheme, these proposals would make a significant contribution towards improving local infrastructure. “We will now begin to repair and restore the
Estate’s historic buildings, including the main Sanatorium building and the Chapel.”
King Edward V11 CGI.
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