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A new £350 million development scheme has been drawn up for the town of Barry in south Wales.

The waterfront construction site will be comprised of 2,000 homes and a large-scale commercial development, all designed to the highest environmental standards possible.

The sale of the 100-acre site set aside for the Waterfront Barry development was recently agreed upon by the Welsh Assembly government and Associated British Ports, bringing to a climax a 16-year programme to develop the surrounding area into a stylish and green conscious waterfront community.

Ieuan Wyn Jones, minister for the economy and transport, said: "It is excellent news to see some of the UK's leading house-builders taking a key role and helping to set the highest environmental standards for this development, as well as providing a significant number of affordable homes."

The homes are expected to employ the latest green insulating technologies such as double glazing, along with renewable energy sources like solar panels and wind turbines - all of which are crucial to the production zero-carbon dwellings.

Gordon Brown this summer announced plans to make all of the UK's new homes zero-carbon by 2016.

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Author:  Joanne McCabe

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