| The plans indicate that the home would be set | | | | his neighbouring 12 bedroom mansion. |
| into the ground and seamlessly fit into the | | | | Gary appeared personally to discuss with planning |
| surrounding moorland. The house which has been | | | | official at Bolton Council his designs. It is reported |
| 3 years in the planning will be built in the grounds | | | | that the council were left very impressed. It is |
| of Gary's current mansion and is thought to be his | | | | understood that the designs are at the forefront |
| dream home. | | | | of zero carbon design leading the government |
| Whilst many footballers have a reputation for | | | | officials to state that it will be a 'benchmark for |
| garish design choices it seems Gary and his family | | | | future eco-homes' |
| are taking the issues of going green very | | | | Stuart Fraser of Make Architects who have been |
| seriously demonstrated by being prepared to | | | | working with Gary on the plans said that |
| spend a speculated £6 million on the | | | | "It is great to work with a client who is so |
| proposed development. At 8000 square feet the | | | | passionate about issues and he is hoping this |
| eco home will have a huge kitchen at the centre | | | | property, if it gets the go-ahead, will raise the bar |
| from which other living spaces will spider off. | | | | when it comes to green and sustainable living." |
| Architect have analogised the proposals to that of | | | | To add to his green credibility Gary has even |
| a modern day Stone Age settlement. Rather | | | | been seeing parking his newly acquired Toyota |
| cruelly some have also likened it to the home of | | | | Prius next to his team mates Bentleys, Ferraris |
| the Teletubbies! | | | | and Range Rovers. In addition Gary, nearing the |
| Capitalising on the moorland location Gary plans to | | | | end of his playing career, is planning to retire from |
| install a 39 metre high wind turbine which along | | | | Manchester United with an ecofriendly testimonial |
| with ground heat pump technology will not only | | | | with Old Trafford entirely lit by wind power. |
| make the planned home energy dependent but | | | | |