{"id":113081,"date":"2022-07-12T11:34:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T10:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=113081"},"modified":"2022-07-12T11:34:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T10:34:14","slug":"camden-agar-grove-the-hill-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/camden-agar-grove-the-hill-group\/113081\/","title":{"rendered":"Camden Agar Grove reaches new milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Construction at Camden Agar Grove has reached a new milestone with the\u00a0\u2018topping out\u2019 of the latest phase of 125 homes<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Representatives from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.camden.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Camden Council<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hill.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill Group<\/a> took part in the event to mark reaching the highest point of the building\u2019s concrete frame.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Camden Agar Grove is a development built by The Hill Group for Camden Council as part of its Community Investment Programme, through which it is investing over \u00a31bn in building schools, homes and community facilities across the borough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once complete, Agar Grove will be the largest Passivhaus development in the UK, delivering homes that are energy efficient and innovative in design. The masterplan for the regeneration of the estate provides a total of nearly 500 homes for new and existing residents.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Some of the most energy efficient homes in the UK&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cllr Danny Beales, cabinet member for New Homes, Jobs and Community Investment, commented: \u201cIn Camden we are proud to be building the first new Council homes in generation, including at Agar Grove where the innovative and award-winning homes we have built are helping to address some of the most significant challenges that we are facing in Camden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We have built larger homes that will prevent overcrowding and provide our families with space to grow, and some of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/hill-group-planning-approval-for-new-energy-efficient-homes\/107578\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">energy efficient homes<\/a> in the UK, which are helping residents out of fuel poverty and cutting carbon emissions at a time when bills are rising and action against climate change is urgently needed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis is a significant milestone for Agar Grove and for the local residents who we have worked in partnership with to create a new shared vision of their local area and to deliver the improved homes that they desperately need.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;From a 1960s estate that was in poor condition, with cramped flats and a disconnect from the surrounding streets, residents at Agar Grove can now feel connected to their community in homes that are a third larger on an estate that benefits from communal green spaces, areas for children to play, and new retail units.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;Achieving homes that are sustainable and low energy&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Andy Hill, chief executive at The Hill Group added: \u201cWe are delighted to reach this key point in the construction of Agar Grove and turn the plans for this innovative new development into a reality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We have been working with Camden Council since the first phase of the development and we look forward to continuing this successful partnership. 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