The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Developer starts work on new care village and homes
Work is under way to build a care village and homes development at Oundle.
Construction has started at a site in Barnwell Walk, off St Christopher’s Drive, that will bring a range of affordable homes as well as specialist care apartments.
Developer Persimmon East Midlands is building 62 homes for private sale, ranging in size from three to fivebedroom, with each home fitted with an EV charger. There will also be three plots offered as self-build opportunities allowing buyers to create their own home.
Persimmon has also partnered with Housing21 and Homes England in a move that will see the delivery of extra care accommodation, providing 65 one and twobedroom apartments for older people in a care village.
The apartments will allow them to live independently but with the additional support of an on-site care team and will be available to buy on a shared ownership basis or to rent.
Residents of the care village will benefit from a variety of on-site facilities such as a hairdressing salon and café, as well as having the option of using a call connect minibus service to the town centre, funded by Persimmon.
Ben Smith, managing director for Persimmon East Midlands, said: “We are excited to have been able to start work on this new community and to bring such a range of new housing options to the area.
He added: “There was a clear need identified within the local plan for supported living facilities for older people in the Oundle area and we are delighted to be working with Housing21 to meet this need.”