Net zero first for new homes in Kibworth Beauchamp
25th December 2025 | Business
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An innovative housing development has been completed and it has earned net-zero verification—the first in Harborough district. The development at Sidings Yard on Station Street in Kibworth Beauchamp includes six one-bed apartments and four two-bedroom bungalows.
Developer Clarity Midlands Limited worked with Harborough District Council’s planning team to produce an energy efficiency strategy to guide net zero measures in each home. The properties generate as much renewable energy as its occupants need and have the latest energy efficiency features. These include:
- Solar panels that generate electricity for the homes with the ability to sell surplus energy back to the national grid
- Batteries that store surplus energy to be used when it is needed
- Smart technology that adapts to the occupants’ use of energy to automatically turn the heating, lighting and hot water on and off as needed
- Infra-red heating panels and underfloor heating that reduce energy consumption and costs
- Electric vehicle charging facilities using electricity drawn from the solar panels
- A plant room with independent batteries and inverters for each apartment.
Although individual net zero properties have been built in Harborough district before, Sidings Yard is believed to be the first multi-property development to achieve this status.
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