Sustainability
Newland’s ambition is to create a zero-carbon neighbourhood which makes it easy for people to follow healthy lifestyles while reducing their energy consumption.
This includes:
- Each residential parcel within the development is laid out within a 25° orientation of due south, maximising the potential for passive solar gain and photovoltaic panel technologies.
- Heat pumps will also be used to provide further on-site and on-plot energy generation.
- New homes will be positioned within short walking distances of gardens and parks
- Active travel routes as well as a new mobility hub will be provided to encourage active transport and remove reliance on the private car.
Drainage
BWB Consulting, Newland Homes drainage and flood engineering consultant, have fully modelled the site for flood risk. The modelling shows that a small area of the site to the north is within the floodplain extents for 1 in 100-year (plus 21% for climate change) and 1 in 1000-year flood events.
The area that is within the floodplain in these scenarios is set aside for green infrastructure and ecological enhancements. The majority of the site, including the 9.14 hectares where housing will be located, is identified as being outside the flood plain and at low risk of flooding.
The incorporation of Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), including a network of blue infrastructure features, including swales and drainage verges will convey water to the lower areas of the site where it will be dispersed into ponds, surface water attenuation basins, and the existing Carrant Brook. The risk of flooding within and beyond the site, arising from the development, will therefore be no more than it currently is as a greenfield site.
The retention of the existing Carrant Brook river corridor as part of the blue / green infrastructure, will provide ecological benefits and improved amenity space for the development.
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Attenuation Ponds
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Swales/Rain Gardens
