The office block in St Werburghs, the final piece to the Ashley Vale site in Bristol, has received planning permission for six flats and the ground floor to house workspace and a community facility. Progress is underway to get the renovation rolling.

Ashley Vale Action Group (AVAG) in conjunction with the 'occupants to be' are setting up a common-hold company which will own the building. The six sets of occupants will then own their own flat as a leasehold to the commonhold.  This way the commonhold can take ownership of the renovation, ensuring the development meets the standards it sets and keeps the overal costs down.

The current plan is to provide communal heating using a wood pellet boiler system, supported by solar hot water panels and some PV.  Funding is being looked into, and hopefully the Low Carbon Building Programme is able to support community projects!

The whole of the building will also of course be externally insulated, and triple glazing is currently being budgeted in.