Magenta Court, Apsley

Magenta Court is a new affordable housing scheme, situated on a tightly constrained brownfield site, which previously formed part of the Apsley Paper Mill. The scheme comprises of 4 buildings, between 2 and 4 storeys, and provides 29no, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments, all for social rent.

It was traditionally built with concrete hollow-core planks and modern triple glazed windows designed to match the existing local architecture. Internal partitions and ceilings were designed to perform 8dB better than the building regulation requirement.

Environmental friendly roof tiles were used and other features including internal and external LED lighting, with air testing achieving beyond compliance and significantly less than building regulations and low SAP ratings from the new gas boiler central heating systems.

It occupies a central position in the village, neighbouring the Grand Union Canal and was identified by Dacorum Borough Council as viable for development.