Construction
Services Specialists
ISG Jackson secures £16 million Maidstone Retirement Village Scheme
ISG Jackson has secured a c. £16 million project to build a
new high specification retirement village in Mote Park,
Maidstone for leading retirement developer, Raven Audley Court
plc. The scheme is based around Mote House, a derelict George
III period country residence, which is set within the 450 acre
Mote Park and will form the focal point for this prestigious
development.
ISG Jackson will renovate the historic Portland stone property
and convert this into one and two bedroom apartments, with a
comprehensive range of communal facilities on the ground floor.
Existing outbuildings will be converted into living
accommodation and the contractor will also construct a range of
sympathetic new build cottages and apartments across the 10 acre
site to provide a total of 87 individual properties.
Facilities at Mote House will include a restaurant/bistro,
coffee lounge and bar and library, alongside a health and well
being centre with a swimming pool and gym. The first phase of
development at the site is due to commence in April with ISG
Jackson commencing the construction of new homes within the
existing walled garden area of the estate and creating a show
home within the former gardeners cottage. Two more phases of
development will see the construction of a gatehouse lodge, the
refurbishment of a number of existing out-buildings and a
comprehensive programme of renovation at Mote House itself, with
the final phase due for completion by October 2009.
Phillip Allerton, director of ISG Jackson's Living division,
commented: "The Mote Park retirement village has been carefully
designed to promote a real sense of community for its residents,
who will benefit from an excellent range of facilities and a
wonderfully picturesque location. The development is expected to
make a major contribution to enhancing the local built
environment, with ISG Jackson employing sensitive building
practices across the site to ensure the integrity of the
original Mote House building is retained for posterity.”
Email: nick.hann@isgplc.com