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Ten sites identified for potential self-builders T
he Homes and Community Agency (HCA) has identified ten schemes that are suitable for people who want to build their own homes. The identified schemes are being delivered through the HCA's land portfolio and will collectively provide the opportunity to create around 290 custom build homes.
Spencer’s Park, Hemel Hempstead Land is available for 10 custom build homes as part of a wider housing development by Barratt Homes.
Urban Pioneers, Middlehaven Middlesbrough Council and the HCA are currently in the process of making 14 serviced plots available for flexible develop- ment including custom build which could be suitable for at least 25 custom build homes. The land is being made available
under plans to transform Middlehaven, which lies between the retail quarter in Middlesbrough, and the river. Trevenson Park, Pool, Cornwall Trevenson Park has capacity for 144 homes, of which 54 are planned to be custom build homes. Igloo Carillion was selected through the HCA delivery partner panel to create a high
quality scheme to support the continued regeneration of the local area. Building work is due to begin later in
2015 and marketing of the custom build plots has already commenced. Chase Avenue, Milton Keynes Chase Avenue has land available for five custom build homes. Goldcrest Developments was selected as
the developer following an open market ten- der process and work has started on site. Carr Lodge Farm, Doncaster Carr Lodge Farm has land available for 25 custom build homes as part of the larger development. Fairgrove Homes has been appointed as the custom build development partner. Work on two show homes has started on site and serviced plots for custom build are now available for sale. Oxley Park, Milton Keynes Oxley Park has the potential for up to 14 custom build homes, subject to planning. The site is next to one of the most distinctive modern developments in Milton Keynes.
Pound Lane South, Basildon Pound Lane South has the potential for around ten custom build homes, subject to planning. The custom build land will be
available for sale in autumn 2015. Lightmoor Urban Village, Telford Lightmore Urban Village has the potential for up to ten custom build homes on two sepa- rate plots. The HCA and the Bournville Village Trust are working together on the scheme to build a choice of houses, which will complement the current high quality envi- ronment at Lightmoor. Park Prewett, Basingstoke Park Prewett is a major development of 1,250 new and affordable homes in total. The site has the potential for up to 120 plots for custom build homes, subject to planning. Park Prewett is to the North West of Basingstoke town centre, with homes to be designed to a high stan- dard and fit the partners’ overall vision for the development. Marksbury Road, Bristol Marksbury Road will support at least 15 plots for custom build homes, once the developer has been selected. The developer selection process has started, through an open market tender For more information and development
contact details visit the HCA website:
www.gov.uk/government/news/custom- build-supply-of-land
Goudhurst, Kent. The eco house design met the
Farrells awarded planning for new ECO House A
ward winning architect planners, Farrells has been awarded planning consent for a new rural eco house in
exceptional architectural quality and inno- vation criteria required by the National Planning Policy Framework, providing spe- cial circumstances for a new dwelling to be built in the countryside. Located on the edge of the Kent village
of Goudhurst, existing disused farm sheds on the site will be replaced by the proposed five-bedroom family home. The low impact house is stepped and sunk into the sloping site, making it appear as single storey with views across the High Weald area, which is an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’. Farrells Partner, Gary Young said: “This
‘buffer thinking’ approach, first proposed by Farrells in the 1980’s, applies climate awareness and intelligent passive design rather than heavy handed technology. The design of the eco house not only reduces exposure to extreme heat losses, but also gains from wind and sun, creating interiors, which are cool in the summer and warm in the winter. “This will be the first home to use low carbon and zero-cement structural concrete
from ground blast furnace slag in floors and retaining walls. Renewable energy will be supplied by biomass and photovoltaic solar panels. Water conservation and harvesting, water treatment with reed beds, locally sourced timber, brick and tiles, recycled earth and local stone in gabion garden walls all contribute to setting new standards for rural house construction”.
Client Russell Jarvis, of Jarvis Homes,
said: “We look forward to delivering this innovative eco house and welcome the proactive engagement with the Council’s planning team on design standards. Green box and closed loop recycling of construc- tion waste, zero landfill and green sourcing are integral parts of our business”. The project will start on site later this year.
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