Greencore Homes has submitted plans for 91 eco-friendly homes on the Café Field site in Puckeridge, Hertfordshire.
The development will comprise 55 two-, three-and four-bedroom homes for private sale, 27 one- to four-bedroom homes for affordable rent and nine two- and three-bedroom homes for shared ownership.
The housebuilder has worked with Stir Architects to design a residential development where every home is modelled to achieve an EPC A rating and align to Passivhaus standards.
The timber-clad homes, which will feature rooftop solar PV panels, are designed to have low running costs, a minimal impact on the environment and be comfortable all year round. The houses will be made using modern methods of construction (MMC) with closed timber frame panels produced by Greencore Homes off site.
Oliver Luard, partnerships and investment director at Greencore Homes, said: “We are committed to demonstrating to the public and the wider housing industry that it is possible to create truly sustainable homes at scale. Café Field will be an exemplar of how to create a sustainable new community, with a variety of sizes and tenures of homes to meet local housing need, set in a landscape that supports nature, recreation and wellbeing. We have worked closely with East Herts Council and local organisations throughout the planning process and are looking forward to getting the final approval to begin work on site.”
Ian Fenn, founding director of Stir, added: “We were delighted to work with Greencore Homes on this sustainable project. The resulting scheme combines climate conscious design with long-term benefits for residents and the wider community, embracing green space and biodiversity, creating a natural setting that is closely integrated with new homes. While all new homes will be better than net zero, whole-life embodied carbon will meet the LETI 2030 target, and space heating and thermal performance will be to Passivhaus standard.”
