{"id":1849,"date":"2025-09-06T06:56:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T12:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arboretumcohousing.org\/wordpress\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2025-09-06T06:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T12:56:54","slug":"bbc-could-co-housing-scheme-be-template-for-future-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/arboretumcohousing.org\/wordpress\/?p=1849","title":{"rendered":"BBC: Could co-housing scheme be template for future homes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arboretumcohousing.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arboretumcohousing.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1024x576.png?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arboretumcohousing.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arboretumcohousing.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arboretumcohousing.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arboretumcohousing.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png?resize=800%2C450 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arboretumcohousing.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png?w=1536 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 53-home Hazelmead scheme in Bridport &#8211; next to the hospital &#8211; is the biggest co-housing scheme in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remarkably, It has taken locals 17 years from inception to completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But now it is fully occupied, it is receiving an impressive list of accolades &#8211; the latest being the overall Housing Design Award on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cpd9l8d03eeo\">more<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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? 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