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Good progress on net zero homes at Northrepps

August 1, 2023

Inspecting progress on net zero operational carbon homes at Northrepps, Norfolk

Good progress on net zero homes at Northrepps

Building work on our 19 new net zero-operational carbon homes at Northrepps is progressing well. Construction started earlier this year.

Inspecting progress on net zero operational carbon homes at Northrepps, Norfolk
From left to right: Jenny Watson (new board member); Councillor Angie Fitch-Tillett (NNDC), Gavin Smith (Northrepps Parish Council); Councillor Wendy Fredricks, Deputy Leader, NNDC; Chief Executive Michael Newey; Executive Development Director Andrew Savage

The new homes, off Broadgate Close in Northrepps village, have a range of features designed to maximise energy-efficiency and minimise the demand for energy.  They are the first net zero-operational carbon homes that Broadland has built.

Eight of the homes are for affordable rent and two for shared ownership. The remaining nine homes are being developed by Broadland St Benedicts for open market sale, and the proceeds will help to subsidise the affordable homes.

Michael Newey, Chief Executive (second from right in large picture), and Councillor Wendy Fredericks (third from right), portfolio holder for Housing and Peoples’ Services at North Norfolk District Council, toured the site with other housing officials to see how construction was progressing.

Energy-saving features

The new homes will feature an enhanced insulated timber frame, triple-glazed windows, air source heat pumps, air tightness with mechanical ventilation, and heat recovery to minimise energy demand.

Photovoltaic solar panels on the homes’ roofs are predicted to generate sufficient electricity over the course of the year to off-set the estimated electricity usage for the average occupancy of each property.

The project has brought together a range of local experts to deliver on Broadland Housing’s commitment to low carbon impact construction. 

We are delighted to see how these new homes are progressing and to be able to demonstrate the first outlines of this new scheme with its eco technology.

The technology we are installing here will make these homes fuel efficient and reduce the energy bills for the new tenants as well as fulfilling our ambitions set out in our corporate strategy to reduce the environmental impact of the new homes we build.”

Michael Newey, Chief Executive

North Norfolk District Council welcomes the Broadland Housing Association scheme in Broadgate Close, Northrepps.  We have been supporting the scheme through the whole process working with Broadland Housing Association to build these badly needed homes in our District.

These new eco homes are incredibly important and will help residents reduce costs in the current climate.

Councillor Wendy Fredericks, North Norfolk District Council

The homes were designed by architects Ingleton Wood and are being built by Norwich-based contractor Smith of Honingham.

The scheme is due for completion in spring 2024.

Hindringham

July 31, 2023

Architect's 3d model, Hindringham

Hindringham

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Site plan. Hindringham
Architect’s 3D model of proposed scheme

Working with North Norfolk District Council, we have started work on a new mixed-tenure scheme of 11 homes on Wells Road in Hindringham, Norfolk.

The new scheme includes:

  • 6 x 3-bedroom 5-person houses
  • 3 x 2-bedroom 4-person bungalows
  • 2 x 1-bedroom 2-person bungalows

The homes will provide a mix of 6 affordable rent, 1 shared ownership and 4 market sales properties. Building materials include brick, flint and timber, with clay roof tiles, to blend in with the local architecture.

The scheme is due for completion in early 2024.

18 new family homes completed at Great Hockham

May 26, 2023

Great Hockham - key handover, May 2023

18 new family homes completed at Great Hockham

We recently celebrated the completion of 18 stunning new family homes at Great Hockham, including 10 affordable homes, in a partnership project with Breckland Council.

Great Hockham - key handover, May 2023
Councillor Sarah Suggitt (far left) and Michael Newey (far right), with the first new tenants at Great Hockham

Michael Newey, Chief Executive, and Councillor Sarah Suggitt, deputy leader of Breckland Council, officially handed over new house keys to Lara Linge and Bethany Allen, the first two tenants to move onto the development on Wretham Road.

Affordable homes for local people

Eight of the homes will be for affordable rent. Priority will be given to people with a connection to Great Hockham or the adjoining parishes, who are in housing need.

Two of the homes will be available for shared ownership. The remaining eight homes will be sold on the open market.

Michael Newey said:

This kind of mixed-tenure development, with a blend of affordable homes and open-market homes, is increasingly the way forward, both because it makes such schemes financially viable, but also because it encourages a better integration within the community.

We are meeting a genuine need for housing in rural village communities, which will enable local people to find homes in those communities and thus stay close to their support networks and make places such as Great Hockham more sustainable.

The only solution to the pressing housing need we face is to build more new homes.  The delivery of those homes depends on building a coalition of the willing and the able, as has happened here at Great Hockham.

We are very grateful to the housing team at Breckland Council who helped the scheme through the housing needs survey and consultation, and Great Hockham Parish Council for their support.  This scheme was voted for unanimously by the Planning committee, which shows the benefit of working in partnership in this way.

Michael Newey, Chief Executive, Broadland Housing Association

Councillor Sarah Suggitt, Deputy Leader for Breckland Council added:

It’s fantastic to see these affordable family homes, especially new rental homes, being brought onto the market for local people. We have been able to deliver this project by working in partnership with Broadland Housing, ensuring our residents can retain local connections and build a future within the district.  I look forward to seeing the first people moving in and calling Breckland home very soon.”

The 18 new homes were designed by architects Ingleton Wood. Chris Stammers, Architectural Director, said:

We’re proud to continue our collaboration with Broadland Housing Association in designing this sensitive rural housing scheme at Great Hockham.

We’ve tried to echo the charm and strong rural character of the village in a community-focused setting, with the layout of 18 homes grouped in traditional building clusters which are positioned around key landscape features, such as the new attenuation pond and framed views of existing mature trees.

We hope we’ve helped to create a nice place to live that sits well in the countryside and is appropriate for this delightful village location.

Case studies: new tenants

Lara and her son Ted, who is one and a half, moved into their new affordable rented home in April, after spending a year living in her parents’ home in Watton.

“I am very grateful to be offered this home, as it was cramped and difficult living with my parents,” said Lara, who grew up locally.

“The new home is amazing, it is lovely inside, it’s laid out really nicely.  Not only have I now got a safe garden for Ted, but Great Hockham is a wonderful community with lots going on, and it will be a great place for Ted to grow up.

Living next door to Lara is Bethany Allen, who learned that she was to have one of the new homes in Great Hockham just three days after giving birth to her son Riley-Christopher. 

“I was so thrilled when I heard, I did my little happy dance in the middle of Watton, where I was shopping with my mum,” she said.

Bethany now lives in her new home with Riley-Christopher and her daughter Sienna-Rose, who is two.  She was previously living in a cramped flat in Watton.

“Where I was living was really unsuitable, I was struggling to get the pram down the stairs, and it had no outside space for the children,” she said.  “I am so excited to have more space, and a garden for the kids to play in.”

Repps Road, Martham

May 17, 2023

Repps Road, Martham

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A community consultation took place at Martham Community Centre on Wednesday 17 May.

We are looking at developing new housing in Martham, Norfolk. This would be partly on the allocated land for housing on Repps Road, combined with a local needs-led exception site.

Broadland carried out a housing needs survey in Martham in November 2022 and we have incorporated those results into the design.

Over the past 12 months, in discussions with the Parish Council and Norfolk Highways, the need for a roundabout for the village has been highlighted. The roundabout would allow access to this development and reduce driving speeds into the village.

The scheme we are consulting on takes this into account and includes the following tenures:

  • Allocated site in local plan – market homes, affordable rent, shared ownership
  • Local Housing Exception Site – affordable rent, shared ownership and a balance of market homes used as subsidy to deliver the scheme.
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Canary Quay – Residential Project of the Year award

May 2, 2023

Our Canary Quay project in Norwich has been named Residential Project of the Year in the Constructing Excellence Norfolk 2023 awards.

Andrew Savage, Executive Development Director, holding the Constructing Excellence Norfolk 2023 award, with members of the project team
Andrew Savage, Executive Development Director (pictured centre, holding award) with members of the Canary project team

The fourth and final phase of Canary Quay was completed earlier this year. A total of 323 apartments have been built on the riverside site in Norwich: a mixture of social rent, shared ownership and open market sales.

The Constructing Excellence Norfolk awards recognise innovation and best practice through collaborative working and supply chain integration. Thanks to our partners on this project RG Carter, Ingleton Wood architects and Rossi Long Consulting for their support.

Andrew Savage, Executive Development Director, said:

We are over the moon that Canary Quay has been recognised in this way, especially as RG Carter built through some unprecedented times. This project has taken 13 years from buying the land from Norwich City Football Club to completing earlier this year. It’s all down to the people we want to work with and we have had a great team.

Andrew Savage, Executive Development Director
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