Skip navigation

Gloucestershire Business News

Developer wins national award for sustainable homes built in the Cotswolds

Tim McGrath, director of CBuild has won a Local Authority Building Control Award (LABC) for the best small housing development 2021 for his development of three houses at Lyncroft, Perrotts Brook in Cirencester.

Cllr Juliet Layton, cabinet member for development management and licensing, said: "Many congratulations to Tim McGrath for winning this prestigious national award for a small development.

"We were proud to nominate this development for the LABC award to showcase how sustainable homes can be built. It absolutely aligns with our ambitions that all new developments across the Cotswolds use sustainable building methods and aim to be as close to net zero carbon as possible."

This project has committed to ensuring the three new homes are carbon neutral and made using local materials and labour. Lyncroft House has achieved an Energy Performance Certificate rating 109/100 which combined with feed-in tariff scheme and renewable heat incentive mean there is no energy cost over the year. The development has also installed additional electrical vehicle charging points providing sufficient power to drive over 12,000 miles.

Andy Jones, building control service leader, said: "This was a great project to be involved with. It shows how innovative design and a flexible approach to building control can make a big difference and help create 3 modern sustainable homes for the future."

Every year LABC hold regional awards for building projects, the winners of the regional awards go through to the national awards. Cotswold District Council building control have regularly nominated projects for awards in recent years and have been successful with a number of nominated projects winning the regional nomination to be put forward to the national awards.

Related Articles

EXCLUSIVE: Vantage Point Business Village SOLD Image

EXCLUSIVE: Vantage Point Business Village SOLD

More than 70 Forest businesses have new owners in £48m deal.

EXCLUSIVE: Barbershop intruders are nicked – after three close shaves Image

EXCLUSIVE: Barbershop intruders are nicked – after three close shaves

Police nab two youths at Gloucester Docks premises.

Leccy price drop: could your annual EV commute cost less than £130? Image

Leccy price drop: could your annual EV commute cost less than £130?

EV charger firm points to stark findings for business drivers.

Phase 1 of Stanway Viaduct repair complete Image

Phase 1 of Stanway Viaduct repair complete

Viaduct handed back to Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway trains.

Copyright 2024 Moose Partnership Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any content is strictly forbidden without prior permission.