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Scottish eco village planned

Plans have been revealed for an eco-village in Deeside, which would be the first of its kind in Scotland.

Chap Homes is planning an new sustainable community, modelling it on the existing village of Ballater. It wants to transform a quarry it owns into a fully "integrated and holistic" community.

It would feature houses for 2,000-3,000 people, shopping facilities, church, medical centre, garden centre, business units and primary school. Chap plans to invest more than £100m transforming the 240-acre brownfield site near Drumoak into the village of Park.

It would comprise carbon-neutral buildings made from sustainable materials. They would be heated by a combination of solar and wind power and geothermal heat. Underground heat would be harnessed to ensure that the insulated properties were energy efficient.

The village would be made up of home zones, linked by a network of pedestrian routes, and be built around a grid of paths, courtyards and streets. Only pedestrians, bicycles and light vehicles would be allowed access. The centrepiece would be an existing manmade lake, complete with island.

Full story at Green Building.