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Flat-pack houses made from hemp spark outcry in Essex

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Plans for thousands of flat-pack “eco-homes” built with hemp have sparked a backlash from local residents in Essex. Net zero construction company Hemspan has put forward proposals for a 2,000-home new town on 320 acres of green belt land in Rochford, promising the world’s first large-scale “climate-positive” neighbourhood.

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Flat-pack houses made from hemp spark outcry in Essex

Locals oppose ‘unthinkable’ plan for 2,000-home new town in Rochford

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In Stadsbos013, in the Drasse Driehoek (part of Stadsbos013, east of the Reeshof), fibre hemp grows, a sister of the hemp plant. The municipality grows and harvests this crop. Fibre hemp grows quickly and stores nutrients from the soil. As a result, fewer nutrients enter the soil. This is good f...

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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
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