Milton Keynes Council approve plans for 60 new green homes

More than 60 new homes will be built in Netherfield including bungalows and wheelchair friendly properties.

The homes will be based at the council run property, the Cripps Lodge. Green technology including solar panels and air source pumps will be used to keep energy costs down for residents.

Work to build the net zero carbon homes is expected to begin later this year.

A spokesperson from the Milton Keynes Council said on the council's website: "MK Council has set out its most ambitious and greenest council house building plan for a generation."

The plans to build 60 new homes in Cripps Lodge is part of a bigger project to deliver 1,200 council homes by 2030, making them some of city’s most accessible and environmentally friendly homes.

The cabinet member responsible for council housing, Cllr Emily Darlington said: “We are delivering on our commitment to build these much needed council homes for MK families.

"We’re working hard to ensure that we don’t let sites sit empty as we progress with our green council housebuilding programme. My thanks go out to everyone involved, including Woughton Community Council for their work during the consultation.”