A house design by Robert Adam has won planning approval on appeal.

In a recent decision, the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities granted approval for the construction of what is claimed to be the UK’s most sustainable classical country house.

The project, located in Surrey on 30 hectares of agricultural land, is a collaboration between Robert Adam of Robert Adam Architectural Consultancy, landscape architects Marie-Louise Agius and Michael Balston of Balston Agius, and sustainable design expert Professor David Strong.

The design aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, including unregulated emissions, and meet PassivHaus certification standards.