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AN eco-friendly housing development near Ely could save as much greenhouse gas as taking 95,000 cars off the road every year.
The new scheme at Sutton would see the 450-home model village heated and plumbed for hot water using waste heat from a nearby power station.
BNB Developments is behind the project, which would be built alongside the high-tech Elean Data Campus at the old Mepal Airfield site.
If the plans are approved, the houses would take in waste heat from the campus’ power station to provide carbon-neutral heating and hot water.
And the amount of carbon saved in the process would be equal to taking 95,000 cars off the road every year, according to research by Dr Ian Bitterlin at the Uptime Institute.
Alex Arthur, of BNB Developments, said: “We have not submitted plans for the model village yet and have not set a date for when we will as we still have lots of ideas going on.
“But the Elean Data Centre and the village will create a new model for sustainable working and living, providing a positive response to climate change.
“In financial terms, both the data centre and the village offer real savings for business and for residents.”
A village square, cricket pitch, church and community centre are among ideas put forward for the new village, in which there could also be three acres of allotments for people to grow their own vegetables.
Developers also want all 450 houses to be connected to the community centre through high-speed intranet, which would enable residents to be informed of activities easily.
The data centre, which will be 65,000 sq m, has already been given planning permission to be built on the former Mepal airfield site in Sutton.
It is believed that once built, the campus would cut the amount of energy used from 65MW to 34MW, representing a cost reduction of at least
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