Triodos Bank has agreed to loan High Bickington Community Trust £2m to begin the community owned-project.

The project will provide 18 affordable homes of part buy part rent and rented homes to local people, targeted at key workers and those people who want to stay within the village. New jobs and a green energy plan is also being created on the 7.2 hectare development along with community buildings such as a new primary school, games area and community woodland planned for the future.

The Homes and Communities Agency has invested £360,000 in the first phase of the development.

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