First net zero carbon development for Mid Sussex
We will deliver 120 net zero carbon homes featuring solar panels, air source heat pumps, electric vehicle charging points and improved transport connectivity for the local community.
Alongside a range of affordable homes for private sale, 30% of the homes built will be affordable homes for local people in housing need. These homes will include affordable rent, shared ownership and discounted market sale.
Key features
120 new homes, including one, two, three and four bedroom homes
New affordable homes for local people
Homes feature solar panels, air source heat pumps, wastewater heat recovery and more
More than 10% biodiversity net gain, including new tree and hedgerow planting
New play space, accessible to the wider community
Located near to existing schools, medical facilities and Burgess Hill Town Centre
Electric vehicle charging points
Sustainable transport connectivity
Sustainability
This will be Mid Sussex’s first net zero housing development of scale. It will set the benchmark for how local housebuilders can better respond to the climate crisis, while meeting local housing needs.
A net zero carbon building is highly energy efficient and powered from renewable energy sources. This means that each year, the amount of carbon emissions associated with each home’s operational energy is zero. This approach exceeds the standards set out in Building Regulations.
Net zero carbon homes will ease the cost-of-living pressures for future residents, as these homes cost far less to heat than the majority of the District’s existing housing stock. With over 76% of the District’s homes heated entirely by gas and less than 0.5% being heated by renewable energy alone, this will help kickstart the transition into a cleaner, greener future.
Biodiversity
Our design philosophy sees homes fronting onto green open spaces, and integrating with the surrounding landscape and benefit local wildlife. By providing bird and bat boxes on homes, retaining the most ecologically sensitive areas, and new areas of planting, we will deliver at least 10% net gain in biodiversity, including supporting a nationally recognized landscape-scale recovery project.
We will also deliver our award-winning biodiversity educational programme, Eddie and Ellie in a local school. Helping future generations understand more about the natural environment.
Progress update
July 2023 – Resolution to grant planning permission.
August 2023 – Initial ecology protection works.
October 2023 – Enabling works and site clearance.
Land East of Keymer Road and South of Folders Lane
Burgess Hill
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