As a business we rely on the support of high quality, hard-working subcontractors to help us deliver our high quality homes.
We pride ourselves on our close working relationships and long and successful partnerships with our subcontractors and supply chain which sees our businesses to grow together.
We are committed to investing in the local areas in which we build our homes, creating benefits for the local economy during the construction phase. This is as a result of direct and indirect employment opportunities through the sub-contractor and supply chains, as well as an increased demand for local services when the new homes are occupied.
Helping to improve facilities within the local areas in which we build is very important to us. We include Section 106* agreements and Community Infrastructure Levy** payments within our planning applications to mitigate the impact of our developments on local infrastructure.
These payments represent significant investment in local infrastructure as proven necessary to help make our developments sustainable, and include the following:
Transport – including new or improvements to existing footpaths or cycle routes, new bus services and travel plans
Highways – including improvements to roads, access and traffic calming measures
Education – financial contributions towards primary or secondary school capacity, classroom improvements or the provision of new school buildings
Community facilities – such as improvements to, or provision of new, doctors’ surgeries, shops, office space or community centres, CCTV facilities and wildlife boards
Our high quality homes are eligible for a green mortgage, where you can access reduced mortgage rates for choosing an energy efficient home.
To qualify for a green mortgage, the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of the home you are purchasing typically needs to have an energy efficiency rating of A or B – which a Story home does.
The application process is similar to a traditional mortgage, but the lender will consider energy savings in determining loan terms. To learn more, read our green mortgages blog post with Wise One UK.
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Hear from some of our guest blog contributors as they discuss and debate key topics affecting sustainability.
We caught up with Jackie Summerfield, Founder at Show Business Interiors, to see how our design partners incorporate sustainable practices into their business and the homes they design for Story Homes.
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Green mortgages represent a growing trend in sustainable housing finance, appealing to eco-conscious buyers and helping reduce overall homeownership costs through energy savings. We caught up with Damien Byrne, Mortgage & Insurance Advisor at Wise One UK, to find out more.
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We caught up with Paul Drysdale, Story Homes SHEQ Director, to find about more about carbon footprint and what it means for our business.
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We caught up with Amanda Stephenson, our North East Senior Land Manager, to find out about Biodiversity Net Gain and how it is affecting the housing industry.
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We’re thrilled to feature on Story Homes’ website as a guest contributor, sharing the story of The Rebuild Site and the incredible impact we’ve been able to achieve with their support.
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We are committed to building energy efficient homes that not only look beautiful, but are sustainable for generations to come.
We are committed to building green communities that not only look beautiful, but are sustainable for generations to come. Our homes could save customers money and also help the environment – a new build property is greener and more economical to run than an older property as it uses less energy and produces significantly lower CO2 emissions.
We are committed to enhancing the environmental performance of our business, minimising the impacts on the environment and running our business in the most sustainable way possible. We also place huge importance on the wellbeing of our people and on creating a safe and high quality working environment for our colleagues.
*A Section 106 Agreement is a legal agreement between an applicant seeking planning permission and the local planning authority, which is used to mitigate the impact of any new homes on the local community and infrastructure
** Community Infrastructure Levy is a charge which can be levied by local authorities on new development in their area.
