Plans have been submitted to build more than 100 new zero or low-carbon homes and transform a largely unused industrial estate in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
Developers Newlands Homes has submitted a planning application to Stroud District Council to construct a total of 111 sustainable properties on the Daniels Industrial Estate.
These will include 88 two- and three-bedroom terraced, semi-detached and detached homes and 23 one- and two-bed apartments.
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The new homes will be equipped with the latest technology to lower carbon emissions including air source heat pumps and high-performance solar panels to generate electricity. Wiring provision for electric car charging points would also be made available.
Gloucester-based Newland Homes said that many of the properties proposed for the seven-acre brownfield site would contain larger study space in response to the increasing shift towards home working brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
In early 2018 the site, which is less than a mile from the town centre and Stroud Railway Station, was granted permission for demolition and redevelopment for a supermarket, a Costa Coffee restaurant and drive-through, and 50 houses. However, with the proliferation of new supermarkets the operator did not proceed.
Many of the remaining buildings on Daniels Industrial Estate are either vacant but the existing Fern House Offices, Gate House and the B&Q store will be retained on site, with their associated employment.
The existing site entrance from Dudbridge Road will be retained as part of the proposed redevelopment and a second entrance point for cars will be created on Bath Road.
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Subject to approval from Stroud District Council, it is anticipated that work could start on site in Summer 2022.
Jeremy Drew, developments director at Newland Homes, commented: “In our thirtieth year in business we are firmly focused on sustainable homes for the future. Everyone has a role in the fight against climate change, and as an independent housebuilder, it’s within our power to do this.
“By reducing the reliance on fossil fuels and removing some of the barriers to living more conscientiously, our latest homes will help occupants to significantly reduce their carbon footprint.”
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Newland Homes has also announced that it plans to build 22 low and zero-carbon properties on the site of a former plant nursery in Leckhampton, south Cheltenham, which it has acquired from property company the Robert Hitchins Group.
The proposed development would be a mix of detached open market houses and affordable homes.
Land director at Newland Homes Andrew Billings said: “A Reserved Matters application has been submitted and we hope to receive the final go ahead for these 22 homes, which will blend with the character of this semi-rural location.
“The properties have been designed to reflect the agricultural history of the area, however they will include modern design features as well as eco-conscious and sustainable aspects such as air source heat pumps and solar panels.”