Issue details

High Sparrowmire is a 100% affordable housing scheme being delivered by South Lakes Housing (SLH) that will provide 25 no. new build homes in Kendal. The development includes 16 social rent homes, 8 shared ownership homes and 1 no. self-build plot. Planning approval for the scheme was received in Summer 2020 (planning ref L/2018/0806), attached is the site plan and proposed drawings with further information.

One of SLH’s core objectives is ‘greening’ and as part of this they want their new build developments to be as sustainable and as energy efficient as possible. This objective aligns with the current changes in Building Regulations of no gas boilers by 2025 / The Future Homes Standard and net zero by 2050. As such, they are looking to maximise the sustainability credentials of this scheme by:

-       Building highly insulated, airtight homes

-       Removing gas boilers and replacing them with air source heat pumps

-       Providing solar panels and battery stores

-       Delivering the homes to this higher sustainability standard is adding approximately £200,000 to

SLDC grant funding is sought towards the project’s build costs. The funding will be put directly towards offsetting the additional costs that would be incurred through raising the sustainability standards of the project.