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Places

Places

We design and build great places that meet the highest standards, and that promote sustainable, healthy and happy living for our customers.

Placemaking

Designing and building great places to the highest standards where sustainable communities flourish.

Target

  • All developments that are assessed against our Great Places criteria are designed to achieve a Silver Standard.

FY24 Performance

  • 94% of developments that were assessed against our Great Places criteria achieved a Silver Standard or above (FY23: 90%).

Progress and Focus Areas

  • We are focussed on raising standards in placemaking and design through engagement and sharing of best practice with divisional teams and external consultants, and encouraging divisions to meet our Great Places criteria.
  • Eastman Village in Harrow was awarded a Building for a Healthy Life Accreditation.
  • Our urban design team advised Design for Homes and Homes England on the forthcoming update to Building for a Healthy Life.
  • A Barratt Inclusive Play guide was launched in June in partnership with charity partner Whizz Kidz, providing guidance on play space design, procurement and implementation for neurodiverse children and those with physical disabilities.
  • FY24 Performance Key
  • On track
  • Target met
  • Monitor
  • Below target/ target not met
Green Finance

Unlocking green mortgages and financial products to encourage sustainable living.

Target

  • Work with lenders and government to unlock green mortgages for customers to purchase our homes and explore the potential of new green finance products.

FY24 Performance

  • On track.

Progress and Focus Areas

  • We continue to work with lenders and other stakeholders to drive this ambition, and to develop enhanced products that recognise the advantages of our new build homes.
  • Continued engagement on green lending with the Green Finance Institute and the Future Homes Hub and a broad variety of lenders and surveyors We are conducting customer insight to understanding whether customers wish to engage with us earlier to establish affordability.
  • FY24 Performance Key
  • On track
  • Target met
  • Monitor
  • Below target/ target not met
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