PENNSYLVANIA HEIGHTS PennsyLVania Road, Portland LOMAND HOMES – BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE

Lomand Homes is a well established business, which has been operating in the South West since 1998 and has gained an excellent reputation for the sympathetic and visionary conversion of a wide variety of properties.

The Company prides itself on building to the very highest specification using good quality materials (locally sourced where possible) and highly skilled local tradesmen. In their latest development, Pennsylvania Heights on the , they are incorporating new sustainability practice, all of which means that a Lomand home is built to last, built to be enjoyed and built to be appreciated by others – both now and in the future.

Pennsylvania Heights

Computer generated image showing one of the crescents at Pennsylvania Heights. A BRIGHTER FUTURE

Welcome to Pennsylvania Heights - Lomand Homes’ The development incorporates a combination of new, innovative and eco-friendly development on the contemporary and classically designed two beautiful Isle of Portland. and three bedroom houses, designed to make the most of the open space and the natural landscape. Ideally Pennsylvania Heights offers a total of 72 properties situated on the eastern side of the island, many of the but, quite unusually for a new homes development there properties offer superb sea views across Weymouth appears to be less, as the project has been extremely Bay and the now world famous . well conceived and creatively laid out in small crescents around vast areas of open space, giving the impression At Pennsylvania Heights the design goes way beyond of a much smaller community. impressive façades to ensure the new homes not only look good, but they perform well too. Lomand Homes For hundreds of years ‘’ has been used are introducing Passivhaus technology to reduce to create some of the finest buildings in the country heating costs for the new households and in turn and now Lomand Homes are using this magnificent lower their carbon footprint. material to enhance the elegant crescents and small sectors around a central landscaping theme, thus creating new homes with traditional good looks. DEVELOPMENT LAYOUT

Pennsylvania Heights has been carefully designed to balance the needs of the individual properties with the overall harmony of its location, creating attractive street scenes that provide both private space and communal, managed landscaped grounds.

The Isle of Portland is a site of ‘Special Scientific Interest’ and Pennsylvania Heights includes a dedicated nature reserve, which is a large area of natural open space that can be enjoyed by all. Local Information

Pennsylvania Heights Pennsylvania Road Portland DT5 1HT

Local Authority Weymouth & Portland Borough Council

Transport By Rail (via Weymouth) : Waterloo 2 hours 50 mins 1 hour 50 mins

By Road : Dorchester 14 miles International Airport 42 miles Airport 63 miles Southampton Airport 70 miles Heathrow Airport 129 miles Gatwick Airport 152 miles

By Ferry (via Weymouth) : 3 hours 25 mins (6 crossings per week) 2 hours (6 crossings per week) St. Malo 5 hours 15 mins (2 crossings per week) Cherbourg (via ) Under 2 hours (fast service)

Local Area Highlights in Portland and Weymouth > Shopping > Café bars > Fine Dining Restaurants > Pavilion Theatre – plays, musicals and dance shows > Pier > New Portland Marina, National Sailing Academy and Olympic venue > Osprey Quay > Weymouth Harbour > Award-winning beaches > Centre of the world famous Jurassic Coastline > Country Park and Sea Life Centre > RSPB Nature Reserve > and Fleet Nature Reserve > Water sports

NB : All distances and times quoted are approximate and should not be relied upon for their accuracy. The Benefits of Passivhaus

Pennsylvania Heights is a pioneering energy efficient development that has been built to certified ‘Passivhaus’ standards, providing the most energy efficient homes available in the market today.

The benefits of ‘Passivhaus’ are considerable, A Passivhaus is super insulated and can be To achieve the ‘Passivhaus’ standard each and should not be underestimated. Unlike likened to an air-tight envelope. This means home will be built using triple glazing, excellent conventional new build properties, the homes that barely any heat escapes and barely any insulation and a mechanical heat-recovery at Pennsylvania Heights have been designed to cold seeps in. ventilation system, which ensures warm air considerably reduce energy consumption. leaving the building transfers the majority of As a result a Passivhaus can largely be warmed its heat to the fresh air coming in. This highly In most traditionally built properties heat not only by the sun (solar gain), but also by efficient and environmentally friendly design is wasted through poor insulation and air the heat generated by appliances, such as means the occupants enjoy comfortable loss, which means that heating systems fridges and computers, hairdryers and even temperatures and clean fresh air, all year round. and boilers have to work hard to maintain the occupants themselves – without the a comfortable temperature, resulting in need for a conventional heating system. Any In addition to reducing heating bills there are also increased everyday energy use and household additional heating during the very cold weather significant benefits for people with asthma, hay- bills. Passivhaus overcomes this with a can be provided to each individual home at fever and other allergies, as the incoming air from the simple but effective idea. Pennsylvania Heights via three strategically ventilation system has many particles filtered out, placed Biomass boilers. providing superior air-quality inside the homes. KEY FEATURES

Passivhaus and sustainable building practice are both key elements in the design of Pennsylvania Heights.

> All timber used at Pennsylvania Heights comes from renewable sources > Façades use local Portland Stone > Low heating requirements > Exceptionally high level of insulation > Controllable interior ambient room temperatures > No requirement for traditional gas central heating > Reduced humidity within the property creates a healthier living environment > 20,000 sq ft of open space and nature reserve area > Central Bio-Mass system for additional heating and hot water to all homes > Bio-Mass is fuelled by wood from local sustainable sources > Bio-Mass system eliminates the need for combustion boilers within each property thus reducing material use and the reliance on fuel > Local labour employed to reduce construction travel > Local suppliers and contractors used to reduce the ‘Carbon Footprint’ of each property. ISLAND LIVING – A NATURAL RUGGED CHARM

Portland is famous for the high quality , of restaurants and pubs. In addition, there are and other major conurbations. By very virtue which has been quarried on the island for outstanding opportunities in the surrounding of the area’s Olympic appeal and status it is centuries and has been used to build many of area for outdoor pursuits from water-sports to now also attracting major ‘blue chip’ business London’s most famous buildings including: rock-climbing. names such as Sunseeker, who are themselves St Paul’s Cathedral and . a magnet for international visitors and The Portland area is experiencing a very employment. All of which is helping this small This tiny island, linked to the mainland by a exciting renaissance. The National Sailing island make big gains in the 21st century. causeway, is just four miles long and 1 1/2 miles Academy, which is to be the venue for the wide. It forms the southern most point of Dorset London 2012 Olympic sailing events, is one Pennsylvania Heights is pleasantly secluded, but and has successfully retained much of its natural of Portland’s newest additions. Investment by no means isolated. Direct trains to London rugged charm, being the central point on the in the region, prior to the Olympics, has Waterloo run from neighbouring Weymouth World Heritage designated Jurassic Coastline. resulted in the building of the new Portland (approximately 6 miles), as do a number of ferry Marina and Osprey Quay development whilst services to the and France. The The island has a good range of amenities and extensive improvements to the road network South West also has international airports at facilities including: schools, local shops, a new has considerably reduced travelling time to Exeter, Bournemouth and . supermarket, leisure centres and a selection nearby Dorchester, Poole, Bournemouth, Exeter

Directions from Dorchester to Pennsylvania Heights

From Dorchester take the A354 south and follow signs for WEYMOUTH. At Manor Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and continue along the A354, now following signs for PORTLAND, through , after which you will reach the Isle and Royal Manor of Portland. Continue to follow the A354 through to Yeates Roundabout. Take the second exit and follow the road through the village of Easton, bear right into and after approximately half a mile, Pennsylvania Heights is on your right.

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