Merton Council has overseen the start of an important green housing development involving the erection of timber frames homes in Mitcham, South West London. When finished, the development will transform the former school site into a landscaped park for the public along with over two-hundred new homes.
The site will be a big step in the regeneration of the area bringing 131 family homes and 86 flats which can all be protected with household insurance. Each finished home will comfortably meet the high quality design specifications and will have solar panels on the roofs to help occupants reduce utility bills. The people who move into the properties will have a new community and medical centre within walking distance and residents will also benefit from state of the art insulation methods that will keep the homes warm in winter and cool in the summer.
Merton Council’s Andrew Judge said: “We challenged Crest Nicholson Homes to come up with an exemplary housing development with a construction cost of just £60,000 per house. These efficiencies have enabled investment in renewable energy, high spec design and the provision of the new park. Our new housing development will retain a locally listed building and provide new green space and wildlife habitat. This scheme will demonstrate that affordability goes hand-in-hand with quality and excellent contemporary design. I am sure this site will serve as an example of financially and environmentally sustainable construction which other local authorities and the construction industry will want to emulate.”
The wider community will also benefit from the green development as they will be able to use the new medical centre as well as the park. Like every other council throughout the United Kingdom, Merton Council has to face the challenge of a future with less funding but higher ecological demands, this green development promises to be the first of many that is built in the borough.
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