Bidwells was instructed by Essex County Council to secure outline planning permission for residential development on the site of a former school and adult education centre at Priory Hall, Halstead.
Hallmark Developments then purchased the site from the county council and retained Bidwells to secure full planning permission for a retirement village and care home.
What we did
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Secured outline planning permission for residential redevelopment of the former school site on behalf of Essex County Council, prior to its sale to Hallmark Developments
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Demonstrated that there was no demand for the school building to be allocated for community uses, as per the Local Plan
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Obtained full permission for 85 retirement cottages and apartments, a 59-bed care home and communal facilities located in the former school building
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Provided the site layout and landscape design input for the scheme
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Prepared design solutions that responded to the unique character of the site
Result
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The retirement village has now been constructed
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It provides high quality, specialist accommodation for the over 55s, for which there is increasingly strong demand
85
number of cottages and apartments
