Visiting the Thakeham housing development at Woodgate in Pease Pottage highlights good “place making” with well-designed buildings focused on a village green, a new primary school and community facilities.  However, although the developer can provide ready fitted kitchens and furnishings as part of the package, it seems it is not currently willing to provide any solar panels or heat pumps, even as paid for extras.  To be fair, Thakeham did highlight their plans for new homes to be carbon neutral in lifetime operation by 2025, but it seems terribly short sighted at a time when energy prices are skyrocketing that home buyers cannot currently purchase new houses with these fitted even as optional extras.