Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Woking Borough Council to deliver Hale End Court, which will provide independent living and extra care housing facilities in Old Woking
The contract win adds to Willmott Dixon’s track-record in the retirement sector.
Procured through the SCF framework, the four-storey extra care residence will be a mix of 48 one and two-bed flats with facilities designed to ensure residents can enjoy living independently while also being supported.
This approach will see each apartment have a fully equipped kitchen, while also giving residents access to community amenities such as shared kitchen, living and dining space, with a landscaped outdoor courtyard providing extra space for socialising and recreational activities.
Willmott Dixon is working with HNW Architects, and Turner & Townsend is providing project management.
Providing a home for the vulnerable
Councillor Simon Ashall, Woking Borough Council’s portfolio holder for living well and wellbeing services, said: “With the average age of the population rising steadily, we have a significant need in the borough for more suitable, affordable dwellings that our most vulnerable elderly neighbours can call home.
“We are delighted that funding has been identified to build a new facility for this purpose on disused land in Old Woking, allowing more people to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible, in comfort and with the peace of mind that help is never far away should they require it.”
Ian Edwards, director for Willmott Dixon in London and the South, added: “Hale End Court is a fantastic scheme that will give its future residents a great sense of comfort, community, security and a place to call home.”
Works will be complete at the end of September 2021.
