Site Search & Acquisition, Peterborough

PJ Care is a leading independent provider of specialist neurological care and rehabilitation based in Milton Keynes.

The Company identified Peterborough as the preferred location for a new care facility to serve the east of England NHS catchment area.

Peterborough had already been identified by PJ Care as the preferred location for their new care facility to serve the east of England NHS catchment area.

The site was acquired following a closed tender and planning permission subsequently granted for a 107 bed care home together with 36 one and two bed assisted living units. Work started on site within twelve months of the contracts being exchanged.

The key factors in the delivery of the project:

• The pragmatic approach taken by the Client and Vendor;
• Securing the support of Officers and Members from Peterborough City Council and Opportunity Peterborough provided certainty for both the Client and Vendor;
• Retaining Architects and a Contractor with a specialist knowledge of the care sector.