As the government continues to pursue ambitious housebuilding targets, could a recently finished development in Dorset be a template for sustainable housing elsewhere in the UK?
The 53-home Hazelmead scheme in Bridport – next to the hospital – is the biggest co-housing scheme in the UK.
Remarkably, It has taken locals 17 years from inception to completion.
But now it is fully occupied, it is receiving an impressive list of accolades – the latest being the overall Housing Design Award on Thursday.
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