Scheme Name:
The Courtyards

Client:
Community Gateway Association

Local Authority:
Preston City Council

Scheme Description:
The development was Community Gateway’s first extra care scheme and the first in Preston. It was best Supported/Sheltered Housing Scheme of the Year at the Northern Housing Awards in 2022.

The building has very high space standards, the vast majority of apartments are dual aspect and almost all corridors are single aspect with views out. The building incorporates HAPPI principles.

Project Team:
Affordable Housing Consultant - Red Loft

Architect - Levitt Bernstein

Planning Consultant: PWA Planning

EA / QS: Poole Dick Associates

Key Dates:
Planning Permission - August 2016

Start on Site - March 2018

Practical Completion- February 2021

Red Loft's Role:

Red Loft managed the project from the start, including the identification of the site and the management of the design, planning and construction stages.

Added Value:
We believe the most valuable contribution was encouraging the client to set very high standards for the development, which was entirely for affordable rent. The notable standards are apartment space standards significantly in excess of the norm, a design that introduced natural light to all corridors and two aspects of the vast majority of the apartments, as well as extensive landscaping and quality external spaces.

Case Study: The Courtyards