Green light for eco-friendly housing development in Nottinghamshire village

Housebuilder William Davis Homes has been given the green light to build 70 eco-friendly homes in a Nottinghamshire village.

Rushcliffe Borough Council has approved a planning application for the development in Sutton Bonington, which will have a strong focus on energy saving and the environment.

49 of the homes will be three, four and five-bedroom houes, alongside smaller apartments, bungalows and houses.

David Dodge, development director for William Davis, said: “We are particularly pleased to create a range of homes which have a rural setting, but are served by high-speed broadband and are exceptional in their energy efficiency.”

Properties at the Park Lane site will be built to have carbon dioxide emissions 75% lower and energy use 42% lower than current building regulations require.

All homes will have solar panels and electric car charging points, while embedded energy-saving measures will give the properties the highest A efficiency rating.

William Davis is a privately-owned housebuilder with 450 employees and 10 active developments in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.

The company has been supported through the Sutton Bonington design and planning process by specialist consultancy Pegasus Group.