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Plans have been announced to turn the former Gravlingwell hospital site in Chichester, West Sussex, into one of the country's most eco-friendly developments.

The zero carbon community will be comprised of up to 800 new homes - 40 per cent of them affordable - all of which will employ the latest green technologies to cut back on carbon dioxide emissions.

Energy conserving devices such as cavity wall insulation and double glazing will reduce heat loss in the dwellings, thereby lowering homeowners' bills and contributing to the government's targets of slashing the UK's carbon emissions by 60 per cent before 2050.

Jodee Katalanos, senior regeneration manager for English Partnerships, which owns the site, said: "This is a unique opportunity to create an exciting flagship scheme, which will lead the way for developments in the south-east with proposals to develop net zero carbon, mixed-use, sustainable new communities."

A detailed planning application for the development will be submitted by developers Galliford Try and Affinity Sutton in 2008, with building work slated to commence early 2009.

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Author:  Joanne McCabe

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