Scotland’s first sustainable village planned
Thursday, 1 September 2011 2:24 PM
A new organisation has today submitted an application to build Scotland’s first sustainable village development.
The Kincluny Development Trust has submitted a proposal of application notice to Aberdeenshire Council outlining its intention to apply for planning permission to build a development incorporating social enterprise principles and practices.
The development will be built on a former quarry brownfield site incorporating renewable energy, conservation and environmental technologies, with at least 25-30 per cent of the housing set to be affordable to those on lower incomes.
Kincluny is offering to build 1,500 innovative houses, styled specifically to integrate into the Deeside location, which would contribute toward Aberdeenshire’s need to build 72,000 homes in the next 30 years.
The Trust, which formed this week, will work in partnership with CHAP Homes on the project.
Bill Burr, managing director of CHAP Homes, said: “This new village has been designed with social enterprise principles at its heart. This genuine village community is open to all. 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.
“We are putting our money where our mouth is. In addition to our £400 million investment, CHAP will contribute financially to the new Development Trust by allocating a sum from each house sale with the intention of the community managing responsibility for the future development of the village. This is true sustainability.”
There will be a public consultation on the development over the next 12 weeks.
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