The first phase is due for completion by this autumn and will provide a retirement village that is rated both Excellent in the BREEAM system and level four in the Code for Sustainable Homes.
The scheme will feature over 170 homes and a 48-unit care home plus a Wellness Centre, swimming pool, hair and beauty salon, village bistro and delicatessen, but the idea behind the design for the scheme is not for a gleaming new residential project but a sense of gradual development that reflects the slow ageing of the residents.
The project’s cost is circa £22 million and is due for completion in summer 2014.