We have now exchanged land contracts on the proposed North Stoneham care village we are building for leading care provider and trusted care partner, Cinnamon Retirement Living; a joint planning application is being prepared with submission due in mid-October. The proposed care village comprises a prestigious 7000 sq.m., mansion-style building that pays homage to the site’s heritage and will offer 42 luxurious, high quality care suites along with a wealth of fabulous facilities, including a restaurant, impressive lounges, spa, salon and swimming pool and enviable communal spaces.

The state-of-the-art care village will offer a wide range of care packages to its residents and will also extend to 40 assisted living units and up to 89 care apartments. Together with the care home, the new homes will sit within acres of landscaped gardens and represent a safe, stylish and secure lifestyle for those in their later years. Construction is scheduled to commence in spring/summer 2020.

In the meantime, construction by main contractor, Morgan Sindall, is underway at the Park’s new £6.3m school, Stoneham Park Primary Academy. The 315-place school, which is sponsored by the University of Winchester Academy Trust, will open its doors to children in September 2020 term in a 1.5 form entry that will later extend to a two-form entry.

We have also formally completed on the Park’s new combined community and nursery building that we are constructing for Eastleigh Borough Council. We’re delighted to enter into contract with the council on this project, which will see the delivery of a purpose-built centre that will be open to the community and include a new nursery for up to 90 children. Both community centre and nursery will be operated by the renowned YMCA and the building should be operational and taking placement bookings for the nursery next year in the autumn, which may coincide with the opening of the new  school.