We've broken ground on a major phase of work at Wadswick Green, a new luxury retirement community at a former MoD Naval College near Corsham in Wiltshire.
The project, worth £18.1 million, will see Beard build the last two apartment blocks in the development which will be known as Walnut Lane. Eight out of 10 apartment blocks have been completed and are mostly occupied.
The two new three-storey apartment blocks will house 45 individual apartments. One of the blocks will be split into four communal cores, each core with its own communal entrance hall with passenger lift and staircase for each. The other block will be similar but with three communal cores.
Jamie Harwood, Swindon Director
To achieve maximum energy efficiency, air source heat pumps and photovoltaic arrays will be installed to generate heating and supplementary electrical power, and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery in each apartment.
We've worked closely with Rangeford Villages to shield residents in the existing apartments from any nuisance from construction, implementing measures such as noise and dust controls.
One of several retirement villages from Rangeford Villages, Wadswick Green is expected to be completed in November 2025. Along with accommodation, it also features The Pavilion, a social hub including a spa, shop and restaurant, and a village hall.
Howard Nankivell, CEO, of Rangeford Villages
Quattro Design Architects Ltd are the architects on the project and Hydrock the engineering consultants.
