ABSTRACT
The project had to be viewed by the planning department as ‘a move towards Sustainable Development’, which ‘could be seen as complimenting the council’s (Newark & Sherwood District Council) own energy / environmental activities’. Account was taken of the social provisions of the scheme – ‘(it) is not just for the houses in an isolated situation but as a whole living project…the occupants of the dwellings will work on the site towards a system of self-sufficiency through sustainable employment with low impact on the environment’.
