This is a photo of Keith' practice, taken at his retirement party, at Stockwood Park. The day before, we heard that planning permission had been granted for our new house.
That kicks off a whole lot of new meetings and decisions, which we have more time for now!
We have to submit a landscaping plan for our plot. This has to include proposals about the height of our leylandii ( see previous posts!) the one downside of this lovely plot.
We are making technical decisions, that Potton have to factor in when designing the frame.
We have chosen Villavent for our Mechanical Ventilation & Heat Recovery System. It has a summer bypass. I am learning to bargain, and managed to get a central vacuum system as part of the deal.
We aim to have 2 solar hot water collectors, and Nu-Heat are working out the best siting for these. Then we'll have as many photo-voltaic cells as we can fit on the SW & SE facing roofs.
We have to decide on the colour of bricks & tiles as these have to be submitted for planning. Denford is a very mixed village - we shall be situated between a red-brick & a pink render, and opposite an old stone cottage.
Today we have a meeting at which the very technical issue of foundations will be discussed. However, there's another implication - when the first footing is dug, we shall apply for a real address, and that means naming the house ( no numbers in Denford High St. ). It is narrowed down to:
The Bright House, which is a picture by August Macke ( and also, so Google tells me, a pub in Birmingham)
Gwenver (which means "beautiful" as in Guinevere) and is a beach in Cornwall that our family have loved over many years.
Hazeldene - for the hazels in the garden, and the dene (wooded valley) that gives Denford its name.
