Artwork created by Willowbrook and St Joseph the Worker Primary School pupils around sustainability and homes of the future is the main feature of newly installed hoardings surrounding Brentwood Borough Council’s first zero carbon development at Brookfield Close in Hutton.
The hoarding has been installed ahead of work starting to prepare the site for construction, with main works commencing in the summer.
This was the first in a series of projects led by the Council’s Strategic Housing Development team, which aims to make sure that young people have meaningful involvement in placemaking and shaping the future of affordable housing and environments where they live.
After seeing the installed artwork, Councillor Dr Tim Barrett, Chair of Housing, Health and Community Committee said: “I would like to thank the pupils for their enthusiasm and being part of our education programme, which is a really important element of our Brookfield Close Zero Carbon Development.
“The artwork they have created is full of their ideas and creativity, I hope they get a chance to go over to Brookfield Close to see it. We also look forward to working more with the schools throughout the construction period.
“We want to build homes for Brentwood residents that families want to live in – and the best way to do that is to have them involved from the very start.”
Brookfield Close regeneration forms part of the Council’s wider Small Sites Affordable Housing Programme to develop 185 new homes on council owned land, all of which are currently aimed at the same zero carbon standard.
Brookfield Regeneration is the first development site from the Council to deliver much needed new affordable housing in the borough and is intended to transform the existing Council owned Brookfield Close, Hutton, from an underused area of housing and garages to a zero carbon (in use) housing development consisting of 62 new homes comprising 16 houses (2, 3 and 4 bedroom) including detached, semi-detached, and terraced properties and 46 flats/apartments (1, 2 and 3 bedroom). All of the scheme is affordable and will include a number of shared ownership properties.
A further community engagement programme will run alongside the works and residents will be notified in advance of the programme and what to expect.
For more information visit www.brentwood.gov.uk/brookfield-close