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Plans submitted for 100% affordable housing ‘community’ in Cheltenham
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lans have been submitted to revitalise a disused school site in Cheltenham to create a new green neighbourhood of 70 affordable homes.
Architects and landscape architects from design practice BDP have led the design of the proposed project on the former Monkscroft School site for Cheltenham Borough Council.
The plans for the new development have been designed as a “direct response to housing needs in the area,” said BDP, offering 100% affordable housing. The homes consist of social rented properties as well as shared ownership homes, which will be available for fi rst time buyers in due course. There will be a mix of one, two, three, four and fi ve bedroom homes which will be energy effi cient, “in line with the anticipated Future Homes Standard.” The homes are set within an eco-friendly landscape with natural habitats, public open spaces with wildfl owers, new and retained trees, as well as hedgerows, vastly improving the area. Taking on board public feedback to provide a community space and
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promote a sense of wellbeing, the site will include a community growing area, green promenade and a green central open space for everyone to enjoy. Electric charging points for cars and solar panels will also be provided as part of the project alongside designated car parking. Adam Darby, architect associate at
BDP, said: “Plans for this highly sustainable new neighbourhood feature a range of types of affordable housing to cater for people at all stages of life with plenty of green spaces
to support biodiversity and the well-being of residents. “A new green, open space at the heart of the community is designed to create a safe space for children to play and people to connect with one another, whilst active travel routes for pedestrians and cyclists will meander through a car-free ‘green promenade’, helping to connect nearby neighbourhoods into the site.” A full planning application has been submitted to the local planning authority.
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