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Muncipal Dreams – the Rise and Fall of Council Housing – our AGM talk
EcoHolmes are hosting a talk by John Boughton, social historian, on MUNICIPAL DREAMS – THE RISE AND FALL OF COUNCIL HOUSING on Wednesday 13th May 2026 in the Cafe Room at the Holmfirth Tech, following on from our AGM.
John Boughton has written about the social, political, and architectural history of council housing in the United Kingdom. He argues that the modern housing crisis stems from abandoning the “municipal dream” of good-quality state-provided homes and ties in historical policy failures to contemporary tragedies, such as the Grenfell Tower fire, illustrating the consequences of neglecting social housing safety and community.
EcoHolmes AGM 2026
EcoHolmes will hold its Annual General Meeting 2026 for Members on Wednesday 13th May 2026 at 7pm at the Holmfirth Tech – Save the Date!
The AGM is an opportunity for Members to hear what we’ve been doing over the last 12 months, learn more about plans for the Chippings site and help shape what comes next for EcoHolmes.
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...
Chippings full planning permission received.
The prospect of 10 new homes at low rents for families in the Scholes area of the
Holme Valley, took a step forward this week.
The final planning approval has been issued for the energy efficient homes
exclusively for local households priced out of the housing market. Following some
long delays in finalising the legal documentation, Kirklees Council published the planning decision on its website on Friday 11th October 2024 – see link.
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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.
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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
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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.
