After closure in 2014, the Manchester Metropolitan University’s Didsbury Campus was earmarked for a landmark scheme within the North West, with Manchester City Council having aspirations to retain affluent residents with the City boundaries.

P J Livesey were selected a preferred developer, and working collaboratively with both MMU and MCC we achieved planning for 45 converted properties in a range of listed buildings, together with 47 ‘superhomes’ designed by acclaimed architects Calderpeel.

An icon on the Lancaster skyline, this former mental asylum finally closed to patients in 2000.

Comprising of 16 hectares dominated by the main grade II listed Annexe building and the smaller Campbell House, the site languished for several years on the English Heritage ‘Buildings at Risk’ register.

Working closely with the HCA as landowner, P J Livesey have agreed an ingenious approach to save the listed buildings with enabling new build development built by our partner Story Homes, in total creating 400 new homes.

Enabling works to stabilise both buildings commenced in November 2012.

Mostyn House School has been an icon on the main street of Parkgate for over 150 years. After it closed in 2010 the building fell into disrepair, with the roof structure on one building becoming so dangerous it needed propping, closing half of the main road.

After exchanging contracts, we achieved planning in Summer 2013 for conversion of the Grade II listed school buildings into 45 properties, together with 47 new build houses as enabling development in the grounds.

Read Mills in Norwich is a prime example of our ability to tackle specialist new build development.

Situated on the banks of the River Wensum in Norwich city centre, Read Mills were a redundant complex of Grade II listed, late 19th Century industrial warehouses and mills. The site was heavily contaminated, had extensive archeological issues, and was situated in an area that had been in need of investment for some time.

After an accidental discovery following a wrong turn en-route to one of our earlier sites, Whitlingham Hall, the purchase was completed in a record 10 days following agreement with the former owners.

Stone House Hospital had been closed for 10 years before P J Livesey, working with Ward Homes (a division of Barratt Homes), exchanged contracts with the HCA in Summer 2011.

Planning consent was granted for 260 units, including 93 properties in the Grade II listed hospital buildings, and 51 new build homes to be constructed by P J Livesey.