Heathhall Housing Development Completed
5/8/2022Douglas BodellNo Comments Large new-build affordable housing development completed for Loreburn Housing Association.
We were delighted to handover the completed affordable housing development at Herries Avenue, Dumfries to our client Loreburn Housing Association.
This development delivers 75 new-build, energy-efficient, affordable homes on a brownfield site of the former college.
The dwellings were designed for different client groups and local demand, included mainstream, housing for special needs and older people. The multi-generational approach is hoped to help re-establish community links and bring people together.
Uncategorized No Comments »Loreburn is dedicated to building homes that meet the strategic needs of the region and this development has created much needed, high quality social housing for a range of people in Dumfries.
Modular Housing Development Starts on Site
3/8/2022Douglas BodellNo Comments 101 house affordable housing development has started on site, the first modular constructed development for Cunninghame Housing Association and Scotland’s largest low-rise modular housing development.
The site work has started for the construction of a new affordable housing development at Bridgehousehill Road, Kilmarnock. The house designs have been developed in conjunction with Connect Modular to be constructed off-site.
The new homes will be built off-site, in Connect Modular’s premises in Cumnock within a controlled factory environment. The houses will be built in the factory with kitchens, bathrooms, plumbing and electrics all pre-fitted. The houses are then split into modules, transported to site, and craned into position for the final 10% of the work to be completed.
This modular house development is the first project of this type to be undertaken by Cunninghame Housing Association and the largest modular construction project for Connect Modular with a Registered Social Landlord.
The housing mix comprises a mixture of two, three and four bedroom general needs houses, together with ten amenity bungalows and five bungalows designed for wheelchair users.
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Two Planning Approvals for Wheatley
1/8/2022Douglas BodellNo Comments We are pleased to obtain Grant of Planning Permission for 2 affordable housing developments for our client Wheatley Group / DGHP.
Grant of Planning Permission has been received for 2 affordable housing developments in Dumfries and Galloway for our client Wheatley Group / DGHP.
Firstly, in Glenluce we have obtained approval for regeneration of the site of the recently demolished Glenbay Hotel in the centre of the village. The development will provide 10 affordable homes including 5 townhouses along the site frontage.
Secondly, in Springholm we have obtained approval for a housing development on an allocated housing site to provide 47 affordable homes in total. A design solution was developed in conjunction with the Engineer and Landscape Architect to integrate, connect and sit well within the surrounding village context. The design solution developed takes cognisance of Design Streets / Creating Places guidance by forming a series of shared streets that connect with areas of existing and new green infrastructure.
In addition, on behalf of our client Wheatley Group / DGHP an application for Planning Permission has been lodged for an allocated housing site to provide 33 affordable homes in Johnstonebridge.
All homes include extra energy-efficient features such as solar panels, air source heat pumps and electric vehicle charging points.
We look forward to working on the next stages of these projects.
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Second Wave of Passive Houses Completed for Loreburn
25/7/2022Douglas BodellNo Comments The new-build phase of our affordable housing development at Longmeadow, Annan has been completed and handed over to our client Loreburn Housing Association.
The new-build phase of our affordable housing development at Longmeadow, Annan for Loreburn Housing Association has been successfully completed.
The development provides 22 modern, energy-efficient, affordable homes in total and includes 7 houses designed and constructed to achieve Passive House certification, with the remainder of the new-build houses designed to achieve compliance with Silver Aspect Level of Sustainability.
The development forms part of our approved Masterplan to provide over 150 affordable homes over 2 adjacent sites in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway.
Works continue on-site to convert and restore the Category C Listed Longmeadow House to provide a further 3 affordable homes to complete the wider masterplanned housing development.
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Cunninghame Reach Housing Milestone
29/3/2022Douglas BodellNo Comments Our client Cunninghame Housing Association recently held a ceremony at our affordable housing development at Hallmeadow, Annan to mark the completion of their 300th home in Dumfries and Galloway.
We were pleased to attend at ceremony at our affordable housing development at Hallmeadow, Annan to mark our client Cunninghame Housing Association completing their 300th new home in Dumfries and Galloway.
The masterplanned development at Hallmeadow for 130 homes provides a housing mix comprises a mixture of 2- and 3-bedroom general needs houses, as well as 8 bungalows designed for amenity use and 5 wheelchair friendly designed bungalows.
69 of the 130 homes on the Hallmeadow site have been completed and handed over, with the remainder due for completion later this year.
Our affordable housing development at Halcrow, Gretna (Phase 1) completed in 2019 provided 90 affordable homes which contributed to Cunninghame Housing Association’s housing milestone completed to date in Dumfries and Galloway.
We look forward to working together with Cunninghame Housing Association to add to this total.
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Planning Permission Granted for STEM Centre
8/11/2021Douglas BodellNo Comments We have obtained Grant of Planning Permission for a new-build STEM Skills and Innovation Community Centre in Kelloholm.
We are pleased to have obtained Grant of Planning Permission for a new-build STEM Skills and Innovation Community Centre in Kelloholm for our client Kirkconnel and Kelloholm Development Trust.
This project is an ambitious regeneration project that will deliver a purpose-built state-of-the-art Skills and Innovation Centre on a derelict site in the heart of Kelloholm. It will have a significant impact on the physical regeneration of Kelloholm, while tackling income, employment and skills deprivation, and supporting local businesses to grow.
The STEM Skills and Innovation Centre incorporates training accommodation, digital learning facilities including digital classrooms, learning pods, and breakout spaces and serviced business/co-working space and office accommodation.
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New Certified Passive House Consultant
5/11/2021Douglas BodellNo Comments Rory Kennon, Senior Technologist based in our Dumfries Office, has qualified as a Certified European Passive House Consultant certified by the Passivhaus Institut.
We are pleased to announce Rory Kennon, Senior Technologist based in our Dumfries Office, has qualified as a Certified European Passive House Consultant certified by the Passivhaus Institut.
Rory joins our Senior Partner, Jonathan Potter who is a Certified European Passive House Designer following training at Strathclyde University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and formal examination from the Passivhaus Institut in Darmstadt.
This adds to our in-house expertise in energy calculations including Passive House and low-energy specialist design advice.
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First Passive Houses Completed for Loreburn
21/3/2021Douglas BodellNo Comments Major milestone for Loreburn Housing Association as we handover their first Passive House certified affordable homes.
The first Passive House Certified housing development in Dumfries has been successfully completed and handed over to our client Loreburn Housing Association.
This small-scale urban infill development at Forsyth Street, Dumfries of four dwellings was designed and constructed as Loreburn Housing Association’s first Passive House certified development, the only internationally recognised, performance-based energy standard in construction.
Our in-house Certified Passive House Designer was fully involved in the design and assisting Robison Construction, a local contractor with no prior experience constructing Passive Houses, during the construction phase.
Following completion we liaised closely with the Contractor and Independent Passive House Certifier to ensure the development was fully certified and uploaded to the Passive House database.
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Sir A.P. McCoy Opens Vet Surgery Extension
10/6/2016Douglas BodellNo Comments New Vet Surgery Extension in Lockerbie has been officially opened by Champion Jockey Sir A. P. McCoy.
Ark Veterinary Centre celebrated the opening of a new extension to their main surgery in Lockerbie on 10th June 2016. The extension was formally opened by Champion Jockey Sir A. P. McCoy.
The new two storey extension design is formed around a central preparation area directly accessing adjacent operating theatres, laboratories, x-ray and storage rooms. A kennel and cattery with external exercising areas were formed as part of the proposals together with a large stable block directly connecting into the new extension.
A new first floor provides the surgery with additional staff support accommodation including offices, meeting room and staff room. Following completion of the new extension remodelling of the existing surgery was carried out to create additional consulting rooms and waiting areas.
A new biomass boiler heating system was incorporating into the extended building together with an enlarged car park.
The extension was designed and sequenced to ensure minimal disruption and the continual operation of the surgery during construction works.
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