Moor Park, Lancaster has it’s own retail store

by | Dec 23, 2017 | Community, News & Events, Past Developments, Sales Information

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December, 2017

MOOR PARK HAS IT’S OWN LOCAL RETAILER

Bespoke retail unit next to our Moor Park development will be a Co-op Food Store

Designed to fit in with the development and serve the local neighbourhood the 4,000sq ft store will have its own dedicated car parking for customers.

We have selected the Rochdale based retailer as part of the group’s commitment to supporting local suppliers and producers, together with its strong community support. Construction work will start in Spring as part of the second phase of the development and will open before the end of 2018.

Moor Park is a collection of handsome substantial stone built houses approached down a mature tree lined drive and sits in the grounds of the ‘The Residence’, the award-winning P J Livesey conversion of the former Lancaster Moor Hospital.

The food store is one of a number of community benefits enabled by the development. Other substantial contributions have been made to a local bus service and improvements to nearby football pitches and neighbouring open space.

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St. Gregory’s Place, Sudbury

by | Sep 15, 2017 | Community, News & Events, Past Developments, Sales Information

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September, 2017
ST. GREGORY’S PLACE, SUDBURY

Our latest development in the picturesque market town of Sudbury, has launched

The scheme is bringing back to life the handsome Victorian buildings of the former Walnuttree Hospital – a place that has played a central role in the town for more than a century.

The site is in an idyllic spot, overlooking Sudbury’s peaceful and beautiful Water Meadows, an area of protected open pastureland open to all and where cattle graze freely.

Sudbury Water Meadows

We are using our skill and expertise to convert the historic hospital buildings into 45 unique new homes that include a number of houses as well as spacious apartments that range from one bedroom to three bedrooms.

With high ceilings and original features most have outside terraces and balconies and many enjoy views over the meadows. Complementing the conversion properties are ten new build houses that front the Water Meadows.

The development is named after St. Gregory’s college that once occupied the site. It was founded in 1375 by Sudbury’s most famous son, Simon of Sudbury.

More than half of the properties in the first phase are already reserved and we are working to release more properties for sale. The first residents are expected to move in by the end of the year and the development will complete next year.

Prices start at £249,950 for a stunning two bedroom single level apartment. This includes dual aspect lounge / dining room with door to private garden terrace, recessed open plan kitchen and spacious master bedroom with en-suite.

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Making a move this summer

by | Aug 29, 2017 | Community, News & Events, Past Developments, Sales Information

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August, 2017

MAKING A MOVE THIS SUMMER

Incentives that buyers can make the dream of a new home at Moor Park a reality

After a successful launch, there is no summer slow-down at Moor Park in Lancaster where a range of incentives are helping buyers unlock the door to their new home with a difference.

This small development of natural stone houses, inspired by heritage buildings and designed specifically for the site, offer an exceptional level of specification and quality few others can match. The properties all feature bright and spacious rooms with extra high ceilings, large bi-folding doors open out onto generous gardens, clever walk-through en-suites and utility / boot rooms and private parking. These properties are all FREEHOLD.

The authenticity of materials used at Moor Park has created a handsome collection of homes. The natural slate roofs complement the pale stonework and window lintels and the stylish ironmongery adds to the quality feel. The setting too is equally special.

Surrounded by mature trees and backing onto a wildlife meadow, this convenient location offers easy access to the city centre with the wild beauty of the Forest of Bowland on the doorstep, waiting to be explored.You can find out more about exploring the area here.

P J Livesey has developed a range of helpful incentives that buyers can mix and match to make the dream of a new home at Moor Park a reality. These include:

* Help to Buy
* Builder Gifted Deposit
* Stamp duty paid on selected properties
* Part exchange on selected properties
* Free carpets on selected reservations in September

Director Georgina Livesey said: “We know these exceptional new homes set a new standard and we want to do all we can to help people move to Moor Park. Buyers who see the property they want can talk through the options available with our experienced team on site.”

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Didsbury Arts Festival Exhibition

by | Jun 27, 2017 | Blog, Community, Current Developments, News & Events, P J Livesey News, Sales Information

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June, 2017
ART EXHIBITION AT ST.JAMES PARK

Our St James Park, marketing suite has been turned into an art gallery open to all

Didsbury Arts Festival at St. James Park

We are proud sponsors of this year’s Didsbury Arts Festival and as part of the creative fortnight we have linked with The Mustard Tree, a charity whose work we admire and support, to turn our marketing suite at St James Park, Didsbury, into an art gallery open to all.

The exhibition is called The Earth Under My Feet and is a collection of work by Lloyd Stephenson, one of the very many people helped by the supportive and inspirational work of The Mustard Tree. Lloyd, now in his 50’s, has been homeless many times, despite having a degree in Fine Art from Salford University and a rare talent.

Lloyd has been rediscovered and encouraged through The Turnkey Trust at The Mustard Tree, in a project where artists who had been in prison were given the space, the tools and the time to make and show work.

The Mustard Tree is based in Manchester city centre at Ancoats with outposts in Eccles and Little Hulton. It is a supportive and welcoming organisation whose aim is to create choice and opportunity for the homeless and disadvantaged supporting hundreds of people through positive action and guidance. You can find out more about The Mustard Tree here.

The Ancoats premises are currently undergoing a much-needed refurbishment with fund raising underway to support The Big Build. All the 12 pieces of framed work on display are for sale with proceeds being split between the artist and the charity.

We would like to say a big thank you to Carolyn Curtis-Magri, an artist-in-residence at the Turnkey Project and regular face at The Mustard Tree who was instrumental in facilitating this exhibition. Carolyn is based at Artsmill Gallery and Studios, Hebden Bridge. Click here to find out more.

We urge you to call in to the marketing suite and support this fine charity.

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Plans revealed for Standish Hospital site

by | Feb 3, 2017 | Community, News & Events, Planning Information, Standish Hospital

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February, 2017
PLANS REVEALED FOR STANDISH HOSPITAL SITE

STANDISH HOSPITAL
We are presently consulting on plans for the sensitive redevelopment of the former Standish Hospital site near Stroud in Gloucestershire. Standish hospital closed in 2004 and is now owned by the Homes and Communities Agency. This 32-acre site includes a number of heritage buildings.

PJ Livesey was appointed preferred developer last year and we have been working closely with the HCA, the District Council and interested groups to find a way to re-use the buildings and restore this charming wooded site on the edge of the Cotswolds.

Our draft proposals include the conversion of the Grade II listed Standish House and stable block together with two Art Deco style ward buildings and the gate lodge on Horsemarling Lane. We are also proposing to save the site’s distinctive hydrotherapy pool, which was previously considered for demolition.

The work would be supported by ‘enabling development’ of new build homes designed specifically for the location. This would go hand-in-hand with extensive improvements to the grounds, including new footpaths and enhanced green spaces across the site.

Group Land Manager Steve Alcock, said: “Standish hospital has been closed for more than a decade and there is an urgency to act now before the buildings are beyond repair.

“We believe our plans will not only preserve and give new life to some really lovely, character buildings that span the centuries, but will create sensitive new homes and open up this mature wooded site to a much wider community. There is genuine affection for the site locally and a desire to secure it’s future. We are wanting to hear people’s views to help find the very best solution.”

Under the proposed plans the Grade II listed Standish House would be converted into 16 apartments; the stable block into five houses; and both ward buildings would be divided vertically to create a total of 26 distinctive homes. The 1970’s Hydrotherpy Unit would be divided into two unique properties and the estates Lodge House would be restored as a single dwelling.

The conversion work would be supported by around 87 new build homes.

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY

  • Standish House and stable block were built as part of Lord Sherbourne’s estate circa 1830.
  • Lord Sherbourne lived here for 20 years before the property was rented out.
  • In 1914 the grand house was offered for use as a hospital and opened in 1915 as the early Westbridge Hospital with 100 beds.
  • Its elevated position on the edge of the Cotswold Escarpment made it an ideal location for TB patients and in 1922 it was converted to a sanatorium to provide specialist treatment.
  • The hospital transferred to the NHS in 1948 and eventually closed in 2004 with services transferred to the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
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Assuring the Future of Storeton Hall

by | Jan 10, 2017 | Community, Featured, New Properties, Planning Information, Sales Information

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January, 2017

ASSURING THE FUTURE

We’re looking to design a scheme that will save Storeton Hall

Westwood Park

SECURING THE FUTURE OF A NATIONAL HERITAGE ASSET
We are developing plans which will secure the future of Storeton Hall, a nationally important heritage asset located on the Wirral, and in doing so will also provide additional high quality new housing to the area.

The medieval hall house, thought to date from c1372, is designated a Grade II* listed Scheduled Monument because of its rarity, but has been on Historic England’s ‘At Risk’ register for several years. Buildings of this type of construction in a domestic setting are indeed few and far between, and the hall plays a significant role not only in the history of Storeton but also the whole of the North West.

The Hall sits on a nine-acre site currently operating as an equestrian centre with stabling and an assortment of ancillary buildings. We have been working closely with the site owner, Peter Bowling, together with the local authority and Historic England, to find a solution that both saves the medieval building and protects the business and facilities.

The proposed sensitive housing scheme will act as ‘enabling development’ providing funds to cross-subsidise the refurbishment of the historic buildings. The heritage buildings will be central to the proposed development, with sympathetically designed surrounding houses set back to place the original structures in a more appropriate setting. A sensitive restoration and conversion of the buildings will retain historic features wherever possible, with the Hall vertically split to create two unique homes and the adjacent Storeton Hall Barn also divided into two properties.

EQUESTRIAN CENTRE ALSO RETAINED AT STORETON HALL
he more recently constructed buildings currently on the site are largely occupied by the equestrian centre and are in various states of disrepair. These would be largely demolished to make way for the enabling development of 27 new build homes. The proposed properties are a mix of three bed stone terraces, and four and five bedroom family homes featuring stunning oversized windows carefully balanced to achieve a courtyard feel.

Key to the proposed development is the consolidation of the existing equestrian facilities into a smaller footprint.

A proposed new barn building would be erected to replace the majority of the stables, alongside a new open arena, storage barn, horse walker and areas of car parking. The more efficient proposed accommodation will help support a local business into the future, without the need to develop further into the green belt.

Peter Bowling said: “Storeton Hall is integral to the history of The Wirral and it is hugely important to me that it is preserved, and I will leave a better legacy than I took over.

“I am responsible for the heritage building and have a duty of care for it. I have been looking for a solution for the last 25 years but of course that became more imperative when it was placed on the ‘At Risk’ register.

“The P J Livesey Group are specialists in sensitive enabling development to save important heritage buildings and I was very impressed with their track record and with Peter Livesey and the rest of his team.

P J Livesey Group director James Woodmansee said: “We have managed to find a solution for the site that provides sufficient housing to fund the refurbishment of the historic buildings all within the existing footprint of the equestrian centre.”

Public consultations explaining the plans have been held locally and a detailed planning application is due to be submitted shortly.

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