Our plans for the development of a new 84 apartment Extra Care scheme, on a former hospital site in Morpeth, have been given the green light.
Consisting of a mix of one and two-bed apartments, a number of which will be designed for people with dementia and two suitable for bariatric care, the new scheme will create housing and care for residents with differing levels of care and support needs to live well and independently.
Its concept aims to create community links and will include a café that will be open to both residents and the wider community.
The scheme is part of the third and final phase of homes at the King Edwards Park development and will sit alongside 94 open market sale properties from Linden Homes.
Zoey Hawthorne, Assistant Director, Development Delivery, Karbon Homes, said: “It’s great news that we’ve received the go ahead from planners to take this exciting project forward. Our Extra Care scheme will help meet the demand for specialist housing in the local authority area, ensuring local people have access to modern, high-quality and affordable housing that provides them with the levels of care and support they need to continue living independently.”
The Extra Care scheme is to be part-funded by Homes England, through our Strategic Partnership with the Government’s housing delivery agency.
The strategic partnership has provided us with funding to deliver 2,200 new affordable homes across the North East and Yorkshire over the next few years, 10% of which has been dedicated to the development of new homes for people requiring additional support needs.
The circa £60M final phase - which will be built by Countryside Partnerships North East, part of the Vistry Group.
Dave Brown, Managing Director, Countryside Partnerships North East, said: “We are happy to have received committee approval for a third phase of high-quality housing at King Edwards Park and look forward to building on the success of our initial two phases of work in Morpeth. This will continue the regeneration of the old hospital, demolishing the remaining semi-derelict buildings to create a mix of properties, including homes suitable for first time buyers, larger families and apartments for sale.
“The creation of the scheme will also provide much needed housing for local people with a care need whilst delivering open green and community spaces for local residents and the general public to enjoy.”
Work on this phase is expected to begin in Spring next year with the first activity focusing on the demolition of the existing buildings and the delivery of the extra-care.
Our plans for the development of a new 84 apartment Extra Care scheme, on a former hospital site in Morpeth, have been given the green light.
Consisting of a mix of one and two-bed apartments, a number of which will be designed for people with dementia and two suitable for bariatric care, the new scheme will create housing and care for residents with differing levels of care and support needs to live well and independently.
Its concept aims to create community links and will include a café that will be open to both residents and the wider community.
The scheme is part of the third and final phase of homes at the King Edwards Park development and will sit alongside 94 open market sale properties from Linden Homes.
Zoey Hawthorne, Assistant Director, Development Delivery, Karbon Homes, said: “It’s great news that we’ve received the go ahead from planners to take this exciting project forward. Our Extra Care scheme will help meet the demand for specialist housing in the local authority area, ensuring local people have access to modern, high-quality and affordable housing that provides them with the levels of care and support they need to continue living independently.”
The Extra Care scheme is to be part-funded by Homes England, through our Strategic Partnership with the Government’s housing delivery agency.
The strategic partnership has provided us with funding to deliver 2,200 new affordable homes across the North East and Yorkshire over the next few years, 10% of which has been dedicated to the development of new homes for people requiring additional support needs.
The circa £60M final phase - which will be built by Countryside Partnerships North East, part of the Vistry Group.
Dave Brown, Managing Director, Countryside Partnerships North East, said: “We are happy to have received committee approval for a third phase of high-quality housing at King Edwards Park and look forward to building on the success of our initial two phases of work in Morpeth. This will continue the regeneration of the old hospital, demolishing the remaining semi-derelict buildings to create a mix of properties, including homes suitable for first time buyers, larger families and apartments for sale.
“The creation of the scheme will also provide much needed housing for local people with a care need whilst delivering open green and community spaces for local residents and the general public to enjoy.”
Work on this phase is expected to begin in Spring next year with the first activity focusing on the demolition of the existing buildings and the delivery of the extra-care.
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