Planning permission is being sought to build a further 85 zero-carbon homes in York, able to generate energy from renewable sources to power each resident’s property.
This is the latest step in City of York Council’s development of 600 homes by its Housing Delivery Programme where at least 40% of these homes are affordable, being a mix of social rent and shared ownership.
This planning submission follows three co-production sessions between residents, local stakeholders, and architects Mikhail Riches to design a zero-carbon housing programme for the council-owned site encompassing Ordnance Lane and Hospital Fields Road.
Some innovative house types are proposed which allow different generations of a family to live under one roof, providing independence but with support nearby when needed. The development will also encourage older and younger households to live, work and socialise together, sharing access to meeting, eating and library spaces as well as the outdoor areas.
The houses and apartments are designed to support home working and accessibility for all. Each home will have private outdoor space. Two new public green spaces are planned including spaces for community growing, reflecting the history of the site. The plans also include indoor community, retail and work spaces, along car free routes that connect to the wider neighbourhood.
Cllr Denise Craghill, Executive Member for Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods at City of York Council, said: “I’m very pleased to see this ground-breaking development going forward to planning. High levels of participation by local residents in the design process have helped to produce an innovative application that offers inter-generational living alongside low-carbon lifestyles and energy-efficient homes with low energy bills.
“With new residents already enjoying the superb homes and community at Lowfield Green, and with construction tenders out to build 110 Passivhaus homes at Burnholme and Duncombe Barracks, I’m delighted to see this next step of our Housing Delivery Programme being taken at Ordnance Lane.”
