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CASE STUDY


Putting community at the centre


Providing retirement homes alongside a multi-functional social hub, it is hoped that Debden Grange will become a ‘village within in a village’ for retirees in Essex. Jack Wooler spoke to Andrew Mills of developer Retirement Villages Group, to see how the project is progressing.


by Retirement Villages and constructed by builder Castleoak. The two-phase project, due to complete in 2020, includes a residential care home – which will be operated by a third party – and a communal ‘clubhouse’.


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Debden Grange is the newest addition to the developer’s portfolio of 16 ‘villages,’ and is intended to offer a lifestyle of independent living, in a range of cottages and apartments complete with communal facilities.


The benefits of community living have been placed at the heart of development, with the residents’ clubhouse to incorpo- rate a relaxing lounge, restaurant, bar, library, meeting rooms, hairdresser and external terraced area. Billed as a ‘village within a village,’


Debden Grange is intended to provide residents with the freedom to use it as a base to come home to, or a place to immerse themselves into an active social scene, with the clubhouse to host a ‘vibrant’ calendar of events.


PLANNING AHEAD Located just off of Bury Water Lane and Whiteditch Lane, a short distance from the


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ebden Grange is an 81 unit age- exclusive scheme in the village of Newport, Essex, being developed


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