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Untold Living submits plans for Eastbourne retirement community
Later living developer Untold Living has submitted plans to Eastbourne Borough Council for a 139-home integrated retirement community (IRC). The retirement specialist, which is backed by Matter Real Estate, completed the acquisition of a prime 2.5-acre seafront site at Sovereign Harbour in November 2023 from Birch Limited. Subject to planning consent, Untold Living will deliver an IRC comprising a range of one and two- bedroom apartments overlooking the English Channel.
The development will include a range of high-quality amenity spaces, some of which it intends to make available for use by the wider Eastbourne community. The scheme, designed by architects Gaunt Francis, will provide “much needed high-quality, independent later living accommodation.” Homes will be available across a range of different mid-market tenures, including to buy, for rent and purchase via shared ownership. Russell Jewell, CEO at Untold Living, said: “The urgent need for more purpose- built later living accommodation in the UK cannot be overstated, particularly in East Sussex, where the population of over-70s is growing more quickly than the national average.”
“Many thousands of older people are living in accommodation that is wholly unsuitable to their needs, which poses a serious risk to their mental and physical wellbeing.”
“Our scheme will not only offer round- the-clock care and support to residents
when needed, but also relieve pressure on local health and social services by lowering the frequency of residents’ hospital and GP visits. We are grateful to the people of Eastbourne for all of the valuable feedback we have received so far and look forward to announcing further details in due course.”
It comes after Untold Living launched a consultation to which members of the public, the council, and local interest groups were invited, to gather feedback on the proposed plans and to ensure it is designed to serve the entire community – not just the older population.
commercial, retail and social hub during the 1th century. lacefi rst also consulted with not only Bolton Council, but also members of the public to receive input into the name, during the summer’s Bolton Food and Drink Festival. lacefi rst worked with awardwinning architect Levitt Bernstein and landscape architect CW Studio to design the 1.1-hectare scheme.
Placefi rst reveals new images of
£35m scheme in Bolton town centre
Construction at the site, which was previously home to a car park and several disused buildings, began in 2023 by main contractor, Caddick Construction. Building works are now well underway to transform the brownfi eld site into a vibrant new neighbourhood with rooftop terraces, resident gardens and courtyards. Designed with the local community in mind, the neighbourhood will also include groundfl oor commercial spaces, a spacious central square, communal green areas and pedestrian-led spaces. Deansgate Gardens is projected for completion in summer 2025, with lacefi rst remaining onsite to oversee the management and maintenance of the neighbourhood with professional in- house teams. The scheme forms a central component to Bolton Council’s £1bn masterplan to transform the town centre by blending high-quality buildings and carefully designed public spaces. David Mawson, CEO at lacefi rst, commented: “These stunning new images of Deansgate Gardens offer a new look into our fi rst contribution towards a bright and brilliant future for Bolton town centre. We are immensely proud to be delivering such a transformative scheme, one which will deliver a community of much-needed new quality rental homes right in the heart of Bolton town centre. As placemaking specialists, our goal is always to create sustainable new neighbourhoods that people benefi t from and take pride in – and we will achieve just that with Deansgate Gardens.”
Newly released images have revealed how a multi-million-pound development will “completely transform” Bolton town centre.
The computer-generated images have been unveiled by build-to-rent (BTR) developer lacefi rst and depict its new 35m scheme, which has been offi cially named as Deansgate Gardens. The development, located opposite the former Beales department store and a stone’s throw from Bolton’s Town Hall, will deliver 167 new high-quality, sustainable homes for long-term private rent, said the developer, plus “extensive public realm and commercial space.” The name Deansgate Gardens takes inspiration from the area’s vibrant heritage and reputation as a major
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