Caddick delivers £26.5m Heald Green health project
Designed by PRP Architects, the replacement Moya Cole Hospice has been built next to the facility’s original 1971 building south of Cheadle Royal.
Handed over in June and now in operation, PRP said that the project is “designed to support independence and quality of life”.
The project team also included planner Avison Young, project manager Genr8 Management Services, structural engineer TRP, cost consultant Gardiner & Theobald, and highways consultant SCP. PRP also designed the landscape elements, while Gateley worked on legals,
Formerly known as St Ann’s Hospice, becoming Moya Cole Hospice in 2025, the facility has served Stockport and the wider area for decades with inpatient symptom control, day services, specialist therapies, counselling and its Hospice@Home programme.
PRP’s Manchester studio was appointed in 2014 to conduct a comprehensive consultation and options appraisal evaluating the best options forward for the ageing estate. Following extensive stakeholder engagement, it was agreed that a new and contemporary facility hosting flexible spaces would be constructed on land adjacent to the existing historic building.
The hospice provides 27 private en-suite inpatient bedrooms, each with direct and level access to outdoor terraces and landscaped gardens. At the core of the design is ‘Village Street’ – a light-filled setting with a café, retail space and a salon, all open to the wider community.
Inpatient rooms open onto a private courtyard. Credit: PRP
The adjoining ‘Being You Centre’ offers outpatient therapies, rehabilitation and counselling. Dedicated gardens including woodland, sensory, rehabilitation and quiet reflection spaces, are also part of the project within the Cheadle Royal conservation area.
Fiona Sadler, associate director at PRP said, “Walking through the completed building, it is moving to see what has been achieved through so much collective care and commitment. This space was built to do more than just provide care; it was built to offer comfort and connection.
“Because of the extensive conversations we had with the community over the years, every detail has been thoughtfully considered. We are incredibly proud to have played a part in creating a place that will help the hospice team continue their truly life-changing work.”
Rachel McMillan, chief executive of Moya Cole Hospice, said of the new hospice that “the change it has made to the wellbeing of our patients is breathtaking”.
The £26.5m project was funded by the Moya Cole Hospice, with the final £2m secured through the “Build it Together” campaign.
Caddick contributed to the fundraising effort, adding £95,000 to the coffers, while Stockport Council deputy chief executive Paul Richards has also raised cash through a Lands End to John o’Groats bike ride.
Dave Saville, regional managing director of Caddick Construction North West, said: “The vital care and support this development will provide the community has always been at the forefront of our work, ensuring it is delivered to the highest standards.
“The staff at Moya Cole are more than just clients to us, and I’m proud of the support our team has demonstrated, both prior to the commencement of work and throughout the project, with their dedicated fundraising efforts. It gives the whole team a huge sense of pride to know we have played a part, both on and off site, in ensuring Moya Cole Hospice can continue its crucial work.”
