Caddick starts on £23m Lancashire extra care home

Due to complete in May 2025, the project will provide 92 apartments on land formerly part of the University of Cumbria’s Lancaster campus off Bowerham Road.

Main contractor Caddick Construction has begun groundwork on the £23m extra care home for client Progress Housing Group. The building will host a mixture of one- and two-bed apartments for those aged 55 and over and offer various levels of care.

Residents will have access to a games room, roof terrace, and hairdressing facility at the extra care home. There will also be a car park with electric vehicle charging points.

To make way for the extra care home, several university buildings had to be demolished on the three-acre site. These included Sarah Witham Thompson Hall, Melling Hall, Old Dining Room, and Black Box Theatre.

Caddick Construction is aiming to reach practical completion on the project in May 2025. Credit: via Truth PR

DAY Architectural designed the care home. In addition to the new building, the project includes the conversion of Barbon Hall and Hornby Hall into site into 16 one- and two-bedroom flats.

Planning permission for the project was secured in April 2021 by Scalia Planning. The original planning application can be found by searching reference number 20/00554/FUL on Lancaster City Council’s planning portal.

The scheme marks Progress Housing Group’s first foray into the senior living sector.

Regarding the project, Ian Threadgold, managing director of Caddick Construction for the North West, said: “Extra care facilities such as these are a vital necessity in any community and we’re pleased to be bringing this much-needed development to life, on behalf of Progress Housing Group.

“Caddick’s extensive expertise in the healthcare sector is what has led our specialist team to this development and we’re thrilled to form an integral part of this project.”