New Name for Pan is Chosen by Residents
The new Pan housing development is to be called Pan Meadows. The name was voted the most popular by residents whose views were sought through a recent consultation.
Welcoming the name, IW Council leader David Pugh, said: "I think the name is very appropriate given that it reflects the rural feel we are all trying to achieve in this development.
"It also maintains the name Pan which again is important because we are keen to fully integrate the new homes with the existing Pan community."
In order to decide a name, residents were asked to choose from a number of choices listed in a community newsletter distributed across Pan. Pan Meadows was overwhelmingly the most popular.
Pan Meadows is being built by Barratt homes to a high quality design specification set by the IW Council and scheme partner Western Challenge Housing Association, part of Spectrum Housing Group . The development will comprise 846 homes – a third of which will be affordable. Each property will be built to Level Four of the Code for Sustainable Homes which ensures the homes will be among the some most environmentally friendly homes available not only on the Island but nationally as well.
All homes will receive heat and hot water generated from a biomass site and the development will also feature a ten hectare country park.
Ian Wallace, Barratt Southampton managing director said: "We are delighted to announce the name Pan Meadows. It's incredibly important to us where we can, to include local residents in the decision for a new development name. We wanted to retain the local aspect with the inclusion of Pan in the name but team it with something that create a sense of space and reflect the green elements the development will boast - it's great the residents agreed."