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Sunrise Senior Living currently has 18 open communities around the UK, with two more opening in 2008: Eastbourne (East Sussex) in March and Bramhall (South Manchester) in October. In 2009 the number of open communities will have increased to 25 with the addition of Beaconsfield (Buckinghamshire), Sonning (Berkshire), Bagshot (Surrey), Knowle (West Midlands) and Hale Barns (South Manchester).
See below for further information and images of the developments.Eastbourne,
East Sussex
Suites: 77
Status:
Opened March 2008
Eastbourne, Sunrise’s 19th UK community, opened in March 2008. Formally a garden centre and a petrol station, this site is in an accessible location on the busy A22, Willingdon Road, the main road from Eastbourne to London. Planning permission was negotiated for a 60,945sq ft (5652 sq m) building and the home can provide accommodation and care for up to 88 residents.
Weybridge,
Surrey
Suites: 96
Status:
Opened February 2008
Planning permission for this 64,099sq ft (5967 sq m) building was secured at appeal. The 1.8 acre site is in a very prominent location on Ellesmere Road, Weybridge. The site was formally occupied by 4 substantial detached properties. Construction work started in September 2006 , the homeopened in February 2008 and can provide care for up to 110 residents.
Sunrise of Southbourne is located just a short walk away from the sea front on Bell Vue Road and the 1.78 acre site was previously occupied by a 50 bedroom hotel and Christian conference centre. Planning permission was granted in July 2006 following the Planning Officer’s recommendation for consent and a unanimous approval of this recommendation by the committee. The community opened just 17 months later in December 2007 and provides accommodation for 102 residents.
Set in a previously unoccupied 2.4 acre site adjacent to an existing nursing home, Tettenhall opened in October 2007 to provide care for up to 89 residents. Planning permission for a home of 61,226 sq ft, set over 2
floors, was secured through negotiation for the development on Wergs Road.
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Suites: 85
Status:
Opened Spring 2007
A 2.2 acre site in the heart of Cyn-Coed, a lovely area close to the centre of Cardiff, Sunrise started construction in December 2005 on its first development in Wales. Sunrise of Cardiff opened in May 2007, and can care for up to 99 residents in the usual Sunrise luxury. The home is approximately 67500 sq ft. and is designed to fit the topography of the sloping site.
On a 2 acre site formally occupied by six family houses, Three Rivers B.C. granted planning consent for a new Sunrise Assisted Living home of 69,100 sq ft (6420 sq m) in 2005. The home can care for approximately 100 residents in 87 suites in a luxurious interior typical of Sunrise homes. Construction work to started late in 2005, and the community opened in April 2007.
Solihull, West Midlands
Suites: 76
Status:
Opened Spring 2007
Sunrise started construction in December 2005 on its new home in Solihull on a 2.4 acre site, adjacent to a proposed business park, on the site of the former TRW centre. The home opened in spring 2007 and can provide care for up to 86 residents in a 61,500 sq ft home.
Planning permission was negotiated for a new Sunrise home on the site of a former nursing home at Barclay park, Mobberley in Cheshire. The home of 70,400 sq ft (6540 sq m) can provide care for up to 110 residents and is set in a beautiful 6 acre site, adjacent to a Grade II listed building. Construction started in August 2005 and the home opened in December 2006.
This 1.5 acre site was previously occupied by a public house. Planning permission was negotiated for the 61,121sq ft (5956 sq m) building that can provide accommodation and care for up to 98 residents.
Sunrise gained planning at appeal for this assisted living community on a 1.5 acres site in Esher, Surrey. The 55,100sq ft (5120 sq m) community is located on highly visible junction of the A3 and can provide care for up to 80 residents. Construction started in March 2005 and the community opened to residents in June 2006.
This 1.6 acre site in Peasmarsh, Guildford is located on land that was designated in the local plan for industrial use. The 66,094sq ft (6140 sq m) building will enable Sunrise to care for up
to 93 residents.
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
Suites: 94
Status:
Opened March 2006
Formerly an Institute for the Blind, this 1.3 acres site lies with in a conservation area, on Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston. The 64,790sq ft (6019 sq m) building enables Sunrise to care for up to 92 residents.
Bournemouth,
Dorset
Suites: 94
Status:
Opened Febuary 2006
A highly visible 1.5 acre site on Poole Road, Westbourne. Previously a motor dealership, planning permission was obtained in 11 weeks for a for a 73,000sq ft (6782 sq m) building which can provide care for up to 105 residents.
Fleet,
Hants
Suites: 65
Status:
Opened January 2006
Planning consent was achieved at appeal for this town centre 1 acre site in Church Road, Fleet. The 49,160sq ft (4567 sq m) building can provide care to up to 75 residents. Work commenced on building in September 2004 and was completed in January 2006.
Purley,
Surrey
Suites: 99
Status:
Opened June 2005
A 1.5 acre site that comprised 5 single family homes which has been totally redeveloped to provide 75,000sq ft of accommodation. The home opened in June 2005.
Banstead,
Surrey
Suites: 81
Status:
Opened May 2005
A 2.15 acre site prominently located at the junction of Croydon Lane and the High Street in Banstead, adjacent to the greenbelt. Planning permission was granted at appeal for an 81 unit development that opened in May 2005.
Elstree,
Hertfordshire
Suites: 65
Status:
Opened January 2003
A disused former nursing home situated within the Greenbelt, which no longer met with registration standards. Working with the charity which owned the three acre site, Sunrise have developed a 50,000sq ft care home. Our Elstree home opened in January 2003 and provides care for up to 74 residents.
Formerly a pub, this 0.92 acres (0.37 hectares) site is situated adjacent to Virginia Water station. Redeveloped to provide 58,000sq ft of accommodation over four floors, although due to the sloping nature of the site, it is only a two-storey facade to the main road. Sunrise cares for up to 86 residents in Virginia Water. Opened in May 2002.
Frognal House,
Kent
Suites: 117
Status:
Opened November 1999
In Sidcup, Kent, we have restored a 30,000sq ft (2782sq m) Grade II* Georgian building, to provide Independent Living, plus an additional 60,000sq ft (5564 sq m) has been built to provide Assisted Living and Reminiscence accommodation in a safe and welcoming environment . Frognal House cares for up to 140 residents, and has been open since November 1999.