Vale Southern awarded £6.7m assisted living scheme in Gosport

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Sam Pither

Vale Southern Construction has been awarded a £6.7 million contract to build 30 new homes for over-50s in Gosport, Hampshire.

The Hilsea-based contractor was selected for the contract by charitable registered social landlord Thorngate Churcher Trust to provide warden-assisted flats.

It comes as part of the charity’s long-term commitment to providing affordable housing in Gosport.

This development will take a derelict corner plot and transform it into a development spanning two and three storeys with communal facilities, car parking and landscaped grounds.

Vale Southern is planning to use modern methods of construction, including a lightweight steel frame which will be pre-assembled off-site to achieve higher productivity for the programme.

Oliver West, MD of Vale Southern, said: “We’re looking forward to working with Thorngate Churcher Trust for the first time and bringing much needed housing to the area.

“Although the site is vacant, we’re mindful of the surrounding residents and will be liaising closely with them to try and minimise any potential disruption. Our priority is to deliver this vital development within 56 weeks enabling the first residents to move in by late spring 2025.”

Thorngate chief executive Anne Taylor added: “Finding the right contractor to work with us is hugely important.

“It was vital that we appointed a company which understands the intricacies of creating our homes, and can work with us on tight timescales and budgets while causing as little disruption as possible to nearby residents.

“We look forward to seeing the new homes take shape over the coming months.”

The project has been kickstarted by a grant from Homes England and will meet growing demand for housing in the borough, with more than 100 people on Thorngate’s waiting list for an assisted living home.

The charity already operates 124 flats for assisted living in Gosport, as well as a 44-bed care home offering residential care for older people – including those living with dementia.

Sam Pither

Sam is the Regional Editor of Biz News, responsible for both Hampshire and Dorset. A new recruit to journalism, Sam started writing for the Business Magazine as a freelancer in May of 2022 after completing his degree in English at University College London. His passion for local businesses and ability to tell a story soon caught the attention of the publication’s management team and have led to his meteoric rise. Sam, who lives in central Reading, takes a particular interest in technology, gaming and food and drink, having been a chef before starting his degree.