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Jayne Bryant, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

First published:
15 January 2025
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The Welsh Government is proud to support a groundbreaking pattern book that will help us build more energy-efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective homes in Wales.  

The pattern book has been produced by Tai ar y Cyd, a collaboration of 23 Welsh social landlords and is supported by Welsh Government. It includes layouts for 15 house types and 18 variants, ranging from 1-bedroom flats and 4-bedroom houses to fully wheelchair accessible bungalows and flats.  

These innovative green homes can be built faster and with low-carbon and natural materials, helping to reduce waste and disruption to communities.  

The speed of build doesn’t mean compromising on standards. Layouts have been designed to meet both Welsh Development Quality Requirements and Welsh Housing Quality Standards. 

The new homes will utilise natural materials, including timber sourced increasingly from Welsh forests and manufactured in Welsh factories where possible. 

This approach ensures that investment in new homes contributes to local economic regeneration, by supporting local businesses and creating green jobs and training opportunities within our communities. 

I am delighted that Welsh Government has played its part in supporting this collaboration, with £300,000 of funding contributed alongside the £580,000 contributed by consortium members. 

I look forward to seeing the impact the pattern book has over the coming years in supporting our ambitions to increase the number of affordable homes.