Welcome to our exhibition We provide high-quality apartments “and services to make later life a happy, We are McCarthy & Stone healthy and rewarding experience” Designed to make life a little easier A rapidly ageing population Our history and vision What is Our developments are carefully designed with the needs of older 2015 Caring for the environment homeowners in mind, with step-free access throughout the building. 11.6 million Since building our first development in 1977, we have become the A sustainable way of living UK’s leading retirement housebuilder. We have sold over 51,000 The apartments are all built to ‘Lifetime Homes’ standards and are 65 and over Retirement Living? adaptable for wheelchair use. They are built to generous internal space 2 apartments across more than 1,100 different locations. 035 standards and incorporate features designed to help homeowners 17.2 million We work hard to build environmentally friendly developments, with each We recognise that getting older presents challenges, so that’s why maintain their independence; such as 24-hour emergency call points, 65 and over scheme having high standards of insulation and energy efficiency. In a recent everything we do is built around the needs of our homeowners; from Retirement Living is all about creating a safe and secure level-access bathrooms, good lighting, and switches / electrical sockets survey, 51% of our homeowners said their heating bills were noticeably less the design of our apartments to our on-site support services, the environment for our homeowners to continue to live an at a raised height to reduce bending. Statistics were sourced from: Population projections by the Office for National Statistics (2014 based) compared to their previous property. requirements of later living are always at the front of our mind. active, independent life. Homeowners have their own Improving health and wellbeing All the independence, none of the worry Our sites are usually close to towns, local shops, facilities and transport Our exhibition today displays our initial proposals for building one of front doors and privacy just as they did in their previous links, which means that our homeowners have a reduced reliance on their our developments in your local area and we look forward to hearing homes and they are free to join in community activities Having to maintain a large property can be a burden, especially for someone own cars and a smaller ‘carbon footprint’. your views. living on their own. That’s why every Retirement Living development has Indeed, in later life, the decision to move to specialist accommodation located within the development or to pursue their own interests 92% 83% 64% 85% Thank you for your time. its own fully-trained House Manager – someone to manage the day-to-day closer to the shops and services that they place most reliance on, often goes as they please. running of the development and to be on hand during office hours. hand in hand with relinquishing their car. Of those who do decide to keep hold of our homeowners say they believe they maintain of our homeowners feel say there is a sense of community are very happy or contented their independence for longer their health has improved in our developments, compared of their car, many will often decide to sell it after a year or so when they realise Apartments can be occupied by people aged 60 or over and are provided in their new home because of their new property since moving to 49% of the general public Homeowners also have a camera entry system linked to the TV in their Our approach means we are the only housebuilder to have gained the for outright sale, although the average age of residents upon purchase is 79. apartment, and the peace of mind of having our 24 hour emergency call that it is no longer essential to maintaining their independence. top rating in the ’s Customer Satisfaction The majority of homeowners moving into our developments already live in service available at the push of a button. Estate management and support Survey every year since it was introduced in 2005. We also manage every aspect of the process and we look to to public health services are provided by us – no third party is involved. the local area. £1.4m and social care saved when the average age Estimated ensure that our activities have regard to site neighbours and the general public. services over a ten entry to residential of an Retirement saving year period from care is prevented Living customer £30,000 50 people living or delayed by /person/year one year in a retirement Supporting the local community Unlocking the housing chain development

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McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles Limited, Registered Office 4th Floor, 100 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth BH8 8AQ, No. 6622231, Registered in England and Wales Land at Stafford Road, Penkridge

Our proposal Characteristics Access and parking Landscaping Today’s exhibition displays our preliminary proposals to develop Our approach to design n land at Stafford Road, Penkridge with high-quality Retirement of the local area A new single vehicle access point is proposed from Stafford n Extensive new landscaping is proposed, including attractive We design our schemes to express an individual character Road, leading to: Living accommodation for older people, including apartments Before we begin designing any proposal, our team of architects garden areas for residents and new landscaping along the site’s of their own - to meet the needs of our homeowners and to and individual bungalows, together with attractive new landscaping spends time carefully researching the built environment and – Approximately 27 parking spaces for the Retirement Living boundaries, including along the Stafford Road frontage, further positively contribute to the individual character and appearance and car parking. character of the local area to ensure a sensitive and appropriate apartments, for homeowners and visitors, which are provided enhancing the proposed development of the surrounding environment. design is achieved. within landscaped parking courtyards We have worked hard to design a high-quality development which The design and layout for Penkridge has been carefully The proposal site – The new retirement bungalows would each have their own is in keeping with the distinctive local character in terms of the use We have given particular consideration to the existing buildings in the considered to ensure our design positively contributes vicinity during the production of our plans and design for this site. Our driveways and two car parking spaces of materials, scale and mass, whilst introducing specialist homes The site is located and accessed between 26 Stafford Road to the local street scene and respects surrounding homes. to meet the needs and aspirations of older homeowners. and Rowan House, Stafford Road, which has been demolished. proposals for Penkridge have been designed to respect the amenity Our plans include: of neighbouring properties, taking design reference from the local The site is adjacent to land which is currently subject to an outline Retirement Living apartments architecture and also locally distinctive materials and design features. planning application for 200 homes, which has been submitted by n Bloor Homes. However, McCarthy & Stone’s plans are completely This would be a new single building carefully positioned separate from this planning application. along the site’s frontage, providing 42 Retirement Living apartments and shared facilities for homeowners, including a residents lounge Local need n The building would be set back from Stafford Road within There is a high need for this type of specialist owner-occupied its own landscaped garden spaces, which would provide Retirement Living accommodation in Penkridge and the wider local amenity space for future homeowners and an attractive area. In South Staffordshire, the local over 65s population is predicted road frontage and outlook to rise by 39% over the next 20 years. Additional retirement bungalows The proposal site at Penkridge is well located to provide n 11 retirement bungalows within their own individual garden specialist homes for older people, close to the parish centre, local plots are proposed within the central and rear part of the site, services and good bus links. Our proposal provides an important to the rear of the proposed apartment building opportunity to improve the housing choices for local older people. Design and height McCarthy & Stone is close to completing a Retirement Living development at Codsall with an existing, completed Retirement n A traditional design is proposed including dormer windows, Living scheme at Kinver. brick and render n The new buildings proposed vary in height, including: – a mix of two and half and three storeys for the Retirement N Living apartment building – single storey bungalows within the central and rear part of the site n A spacious layout is proposed creating a distinctive character, incorporating new pedestrian paths that link into the existing footpaths surrounding the site n Appropriate separation distances are proposed between the new buildings and neighbouring properties

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Existing development – Knowle Existing development – Kinver Existing development – Humphrey Court, Stafford Approved scheme – Chipping Norton

McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles Limited, Registered Office 4th Floor, 100 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth BH8 8AQ, No. 6622231, Registered in England and Wales