Extra Care & Support

Wharfdale Extra Care

Wigan Council

The new Wharfdale extra care apartments in Leigh are available for retired and disabled residents. The building compromises of 56 one-to-two bedroom apartments, two wheelchair accessible lifts, internal scooter stores, generous flexible communal space and planted garden areas.

At a glance

What we delivered

Civil and structural engineering
Phase I desktop study
Phase II site investigations
CCTV drainage strategy
Topographical survey

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Before beginning work on the new Whafdale extra care facility, the previous sheltered accommodation property had to be demolished, also opening garden areas and parking.

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The interior has been designed to allow for adaptability with doorways, halls and rooms designed specifically with wheelchair manoeuvrability in mind and door handles, locks and switches positioned at suitable heights.

Wigan Council instructed Sutcliffe to provide geo-technical and civil and structural engineering services. Sutcliffe provided a phase

I desktop study and phase II Site Investigations for geo-technical services. For civil and structural engineering, Sutcliffe delivered
a FRA, CCTV drainage strategy and survey, a noise survey and a topographical survey, a transport and arboricultural assessment, a habitat and ecology and coal mining risk assessment.

The Wharfdale extra care facility is very important to the local community, giving elderly and disabled residents a comfortable place to live, in a home that has been designed to specifically meet their needs.

Contractor: Vistry Partnerships Limited

Architect: AFL Architects

Completed: July 2022

“I feel valued, empowered and encouraged”

At Sutcliffe I found a supportive environment that values both my career and family life. As a mother and professional engineer, balance can be challenging, but the company’s understanding has allowed me to be fully present for my family while pursuing my professional goals. I feel valued, empowered and encouraged and my achievements are celebrated.