Eco-friendly homes come closer

Eco-friendly homes come closer.
AN eco-friendly" affordable housing development at Carhampton has come a step closer after West Somerset Council completed the purchase of the land from the Crown Estate. The proposed 30 home development at Townsend Farm will be as carbon-neutral as possible to limit its damage on the environment. It is proposed that 20 of the homes will be affordable homes to rent or buy while ten will be sold on the open market. Cllr Peter Humber, responsible for housing, said: 'This development will be an exemplar for eco-friendly design and sustainable development, and a positive step forward for environmentally sound developments which, we hope, will lead the way for other such projects in West Somerset.' The council is considering transferring the site to a local community land trust, then working with them and the developers, Ecos Trust, to deliver the new homes.