Case studies/New Build
A High-Performance Sustainable Home Being Created next to Ashridge Forest
The Chilterns, Ashridge Forest, Hertfordshire
Project
A high-performance sustainable and beautiful home
The challenge
Diverting overhead high-voltage power cables underground
Duration
Ongoing project
Overview
What the client wanted
Set against the stunning backdrop of Ashridge Forest, this unique home is being created to achieve the highest standards in energy efficiency, targeting an
. From concept to completion, every decision has been driven by sustainability, performance, and an uncompromising commitment to quality.
How we delivered it
to fully unlock the site’s potential. This complex task required careful coordination with
, extensive legal work and detailed planning over several months. By engaging specialist subcontractors with the right expertise, we were able to successfully relocate the cables below ground, a solution that not only addresses safety and regulatory requirements, but also dramatically improves the visual and environmental quality of the site.
What we delivered
- Design and build
- Planning permission
- Building regulation technical drawings
- Full structural engineering drawings and calculations
- Enhancement of original planning permission
- Discharge of complex planning conditions with planning consultant
- High-voltage power cable diversion underground (UK Power Networks)
- Triple garage
- Swimming pool
- Extensive external landscaping
- High-performance sustainable specification, targeting A-rated EPC
- 10 year structural warranty
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The finished project
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