Inspired Villages has an ambitious vision to create an Integrated Retirement Community in Comberton. This community will provide specialised housing for older people, where they can enjoy a good, engaged and active life in a sustainable environment.
High-Quality Homes
In this vibrant and Inclusive new community we will introduce a range of high-quality homes integrated where residents can live independently, while enjoying all the facilities that the Integrated Retirement Community has to offer.
Every Inspired Village provides access to a full range of on-site facilities to meet most day-to-day needs and the flexible provision of care. We partner with a CQC registered domiciliary care agency for residents to access personal care needs as they age in place.
Each village provides a mix of types and sizes of one and two-bed cottages, bungalows and apartments which are for leasehold sale or to rent.
Sustainability
The scheme has sustainability at its core and will aim to achieve net-zero carbon (regulated energy).
The vision for Inspired Villages Comberton is to deliver an exemplar sustainable community.
Inspired Villages has set a target to achieve net-zero operational carbon for its new buildings by 2030. This will be achieved through a combination of renewable technologies such as a shared energy centre, ground source heat pumps and vertical bore holes.
A High-Quality, Landscape-Led Environment
- Retention of open green spaces and of the sense of landscape extending into the core of the village
- No built development in the northern reaches, softening the appearance of the development
- Locating development primarily towards the lower reaches of the site to improve the sense of compactness of the village
- Improved accessibility and connections to Branch Road
- Opportunity for connections to Comberton Greenway with pedestrian and cycle routes
- Arrival square with welcoming and positive orientation
- Amphitheatre space as extension of arrival square
- A village pond
New facilities
The final list of facilities will be decided in consultation with the local community of Comberton. Some of the facilities available to residents and visitors could include:
- Fitness studio, gym and treatment rooms
- Swimming pool
- Care facilities
- Restaurant /Cafe
- Shop
- Hairdressers
- Landscaped grounds
- Public open space
- Community orchard
- Amenity space
- Variety of green space including allotments
- Meeting space
Benefits for residents living at the Integrated Retirement Community
Communal facilities
All our retirement communities feature a wide range of facilities for use by residents, their guests, and the local community, and can include a pool, fitness studio, gym, café/bar, restaurant, meeting/activity space, hairdressers and open space.
Community
Every one of our communities is full of people looking forward to meeting new people, trying new things and embracing life – this creates a positive environment and a true sense of community.
Wellbeing
We have Wellbeing Navigators in each of our villages who support residents, whether that is to provide general advice, nutrition and health advice, or set fitness goals. The target is to improve the health and wellbeing of our residents, reducing social isolation and loneliness, and improving physical and mental health.
Security
Our villages are protected by a 24/7 security system and staffing giving you extra peace of mind.
Independence
We provide independent living but with the reassurance of available support if you need it.
Social, Economic and Environmental Benefits for Comberton
Social Benefits
- The proposal will reduce the burden on local GP practices by offering specialist care and support on site.
- Care facilities will be integrated into the local community. The uses will promote activity within the site throughout the day and evening and will allow different members of the community to positively interact.
- The development has the potential to help to free up other sectors of the housing market by releasing much-needed family housing accommodation.
- Our villages are not gated developments. A range of facilities will all be open to the wider community for you to enjoy.
Environmental Benefits
- The proposals will be seeking to promote sustainable transport opportunities.
- The proposals will try to follow sustainable design principles and aim for net-zero in operation.
Economic Benefits
- Employment opportunities, both full and part-time will be generated.
- It is expected that most staff would be recruited locally and a site-specific recruitment strategy will be prepared to support this aspiration. We typically employ 35-40 members of staff within each village in a range of roles, from management and administration, to housekeeping, catering, landscaping, maintenance. The majority of our staff live locally to their village.
- The proposal will create further in-direct employment opportunities, for example, during construction and through associated facilities and services to support the on-going operation of the village.
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