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Kirklees Local Plan Review Early Engagement Survey
There's a week to go!!Don’t miss this chance to have your say about the type of housing we need and where itshould be built in the Holme Valley. If...
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The prospect of 10 new homes at low rents for families in the Scholes area of theHolme Valley, took a step forward this week.The final planning...
EcoHolmes AGM 2024
On the 24th of April EcoHolmes held its fourth AGM with lots to report and some very interesting talks from guest speakers Professor Phil Brown, from Huddersfield University, Department of Housing & Communities, and Richard Townend of GWP Architecture.
Chippings site – development partner Connect Housing Association
Last year we shared our news that plans for affordable, low energy homes at an old quarry site in Scholes had been approved. We are now able to...
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EcoHolmes Community Land Trust
EcoHolmes is a community-led housing business providing affordable low-energy homes to rent in the Holme Valley, that are fit for the future.
A generational divide: tackling the UK's housing crisis
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The damaging effects of the UK's housing crisis are spreading throughout the economy.
Who are EcoHOLMEs?
EcoHOLMEs is a community business for the purpose of providing the affordable low-energy homes that our Holme Valley community urgently needs, and that are fit for the future.
EcoHOLMEs is a Community Land Trust (CLT) set up by local people to build and own homes for the long term benefit of the Holme Valley community. The homes built will be allocated to local people, and will also serve as exemplars of low carbon living.
Why affordable low-energy homes?
There is a pressing shortage of low-cost affordable housing in the Holme Valley, both for sale and for rent. There is also a growing realisation that we need for more low-energy housing, as we move to a more sustainable lifestyle as part of our response to the Climate Emergency.
EcoHOLMEs plan to build the affordable low-energy homes our community needs that fit for the future.
How will we deliver EcoHOLMEs?
EcoHOLMEs plan to acquire land for our affordable housing sites by asset transfers, donations, long term leases or open market purchases of land or property
As a community business, we are able to seek planning permission for sites not available for commercial housing development! Funding the development and build cost of these homes will be by a mix of grant funding, commercial loans and community share funding.
How you can help
Get Involved
EcoHolmes is a member-led organisation seeking to provide affordable, low-energy homes for those in housing need in the Holme Valley. EcoHolmes was set up and is run by local volunteers for local people and we are dependent on your support to continue.
If you think it is important to have more low energy, affordable houses available to local people in the Holme Valley, then please help us make it happen.
Proud to be supported by:
The following organisations have either supported the setting up of EcoHOLMEs, provided information, allowed us to join them, or provided funding.
