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CASE STUDY 6
Southcroft Park
Stanley, County Durham
Code Level
Level 3
INTRODUCTION
Southcroft Park is a development of
10 terraced homes located in Stanley,
County Durham. The homes are located
on a much larger site in a deprived area
of the north-east of England. Funding from
the housing association (Isos Housing
Group) allowed the completion of the first
10 homes to Code Level 3 on the site.
Development
type
Construction
type
Key Sustainability
Features
Procurement
Method
Terrace of 10 three-bedroom homes,
all social housing
Brick and block masonry walls, 100mm cavity
wall insulation, timber frame pitched truss
rafter and tile roofs
Solar thermal panels, low energy lighting,
recycling bins, water butts, gas saver heat
recovery system
Housing association development using
a standard method of procurement through
a developer
Keepmoat Homes approached Isos in the
autumn of 2008 to discuss the opportunity
for an Registered Social Landlord to be involved
in the project and to ensure these units were
completed. The estimated costs associated with
building the 10 units to Code Level 3 were
presented to Isos. A bid was submitted to the
Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) whom
subsequently committed the required funding.
The relationship formed between the developer
and the housing association has seen the
provision of affordable homes on a site that
had previously achieved planning without
the provision of any affordable housing.
The project was originally designed to meet
the criteria for EcoHomes Very Good, although
the final target was to achieve Code Level 3.
The developer has found the transition from
EcoHomes to the Code for Sustainable Homes
to be relatively smooth, with few alterations
to the standard product.
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