• Through our energy advice work we see a lot of people in poor housing, we think affordable housing should be built better.
  • We're in a Climate and Ecological Emergency, it is imperative that houses are built differently and use zero fossil fuels.
  • We've been working on this idea since 2017, we submitted the planning application in December 2020. After lengthy delays, and new information, we have redesigned the site plan and will be resubmitting the application in later April 2022.
  • We'd like to build in a field on the outskirts of Ivybridge, which has been allocated as a potential site for affordable housing.
  • We've undertaken a lot of surveys on the site.
  • There is access onto the Ivybridge-Bittaford road, it is close to bus stops and the train station.
  • There will be 33 Passivhaus homes, highly efficient design, super-low heating bills for tenants. 
  • A mix of 1,2,3,4 bed houses and flats some of which will be accessible, all will be for social rent to local people.
  • There will be rooftop solar PV, and possibly battery storage.
  • We aim to minimise the impact of additional vehicles in the area with shared e-bikes and an EV car club to reduce the need for car ownership. 
  • We plan to enhance the biodiversity on site, eg with more hedges and ponds.
  • There will be outdoors play spaces, maybe a shared tool shed, we've incorporated many of the ideas from the community consultation ran in Aug 2020.
  • We have partnered with Teign Housing, they are an experienced local housing association who also built the Christow community passivhaus project. 
​“I am interested in this project and it looks precisely the kind of thing we need to be promoting." Sir Gary Streeter, MP SW Devon.
“It would be great to have such an innovative scheme in the South Hams.” Cllr Tom Holway, ward member for Ugborough and Ermington, South Hams District Council
Why
The concept
The need
​Project timeline
Current site
Surveys
Access and parking
Proposed site layout
What will they look like
Passivhaus
Microgrid
Solar PV
Renewable heating
Electric vehicles (EVs)
Nature
Communal areas
Who can live here