St. Modwen plots 350 all-electric homes at former Birmingham car factory site

Cecilia Keating
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An artist's impression of the Longbridge housing development | Credit: St Modwen
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An artist's impression of the Longbridge housing development | Credit: St Modwen

Developer claims the new homes will not require fossil gas thanks to installation of new smart grid

Plans are now underway to build up to 350 all-electric homes at the site of a former car manufacturing plant in the Midlands, the developer behind the scheme has announced. St. Modwen is building a...

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