Heysham Gardens & Heysham Meadow

Carlisle, Eden Housing Association Ltd

Description of Scheme

The site was selected to provide much-needed new homes for over-55's, with close links to local facilities in Carlisle West - a major hospital, neighbourhood shops, bus routes, churches. Developing this site contributes to ongoing neighbourhood regeneration, providing opportunities to enhance the local area, bringing positive community and sustainability benefits.

Design:

• 'At home' - not 'in a home'.
• Innovation and sustainability - design, construction, in-use.
• Good daylighting, views out throughout.
• Contemporary, welcoming architecture.
• Use of space, daylight, views, colour to assist orientation, wayfinding.
• Corridors designed as routes - useful spaces, sightlines, garden access.

Accessibility:

• Integrated door entry / warden call / telecare system.
• Wheelchair access throughout. Adaptable apartment layouts.

Standards :

• Code for Sustainable Homes (Level 3)
• Lifetime Homes
• Secure by Design

Eco Features:

• Highly insulated timber frame, efficient heating,ventilation,durable finishes/windows/doors.
• Ground source heat pumps, underfloor heating, solar hot water panels, intelligent controls.
• Sedum roofing. Surface water attenuation. Landscaped planting.

Day care and a variety of social functions are provided with the local community and other older person schemes. The scheme is not specific to any client group, our residents have a variety of care needs.

Where Is It?

The scheme is situated within the regeneration area of a former council estate "Raffles" built in the late 1920's early 1930's. Neighbouring Heysham Gardens is existing ex-council stock and a mixture of modern and new build homes for sale and rent by a local developer and three other housing associations.

Distance from town centre (miles): 1.5 miles

Residents Information

"This is a fantastic place to live, I feel safe and secure but still keep my independence. It has everything I need, this morning I had my hair done then I had lunch and now I am having a coffee with the new friends I have made here"

Proximity

Local shops and post office within quarter of a mile, GP and hospital within half a mile.

Distance from town centre (miles): 1.5 miles

Relevant Local Strategy

Carlisle City Council, at present, doesn't have a specific older peoples strategy, however, City Council, do support Cumbria County Council's Extra Care Strategy.

Key to it is the planning4care document that was commissioned by the County. A useful fact contained within the document is: "Ideally there should be 25 Extra Care Housing places per 1,000 people over 75." By 2019, the report suggests that 340 units will be required in Carlisle.

Care Services

Extra Care scheme with on-site care staff, non-resident management staff (24 hours, 7 days)

Facilities

• Lift
• Lounge
• Dining room
• Garden
• Hairdresser
• Barber & massage therapist
• Library

Address

Low Meadow
Brookside
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA2 7QG

Scheme Location Map