A care home in Sandhurst
Haldane House on Yorktown Road in Sandhurst is an established nursing home. The operator needed more resident accommodation, which meant extending the existing building.
Design
Two storey extensions add resident rooms while matching the brickwork, roof tiles and gabled character of the original house, so the enlarged building reads as one. Window positions and obscure glazing protect the neighbours.
Technical work
We coordinated a flood risk assessment, a topographical survey and a green travel plan, along with a planning statement and statement of purpose. In response to the flood risk findings, the scheme was amended with raised finished floor levels.
Care homes and planning
Extensions to care homes are assessed as residential institutions, and councils look at the need for the accommodation, the quality of rooms for residents and the effect on neighbours and parking. The statement of purpose explained how the extension supports the home's care.
Flood risk
A flood risk assessment was required for the site. Raising finished floor levels in the new extension protects residents and was the design response to its findings.
Green travel plan
The green travel plan sets out measures to encourage staff and visitors to walk, cycle and use public transport, which helps address parking pressure on Yorktown Road.
Topographical survey
The topographical survey established levels across the site, which fed into the flood risk assessment and the floor levels.
Elevations
The front and rear elevations show the matching gables and roof tiles, with obscure glazing where windows face neighbours.
Matching the original building
The original nursing home has a strong gabled character with brick walls and tiled roofs. The new two storey wings repeat the gables, eaves heights and window proportions so the enlarged home reads as a single building.
Neighbours
Window positions and obscure glazing on the side elevations protect the privacy of neighbouring houses.
Planning statement
The planning statement set out the need for additional care accommodation, the design of the extensions and how the technical matters, including flood risk and travel, had been addressed.
Our role
We prepared the drawings and the planning statement and coordinated the specialist reports, acting as the single point of contact for the operator and the council.
