Healthcare property investment group Assura has won planning permission for a 鈥榤ajor enhancement鈥 of its headquarters.
FTSE250 firm Assura plc invests in and manages healthcare buildings across the 海角视频 and moved to The Southmark Building on Barrington Road, in Altrincham town centre, last year.
The redevelopment includes a new roof, a new green wall feature, a rooftop extension at the fourth-floor level and landscaping. Assura says the 鈥榙eep retro-fit鈥 aims to be the first office refurbishment in the North West to meet the energy efficiency rating of NABERS 海角视频.
Permission for the development was granted on Wednesday under delegated powers by Trafford鈥檚 planning team.
Chief executive Jonathan Murphy said: 鈥淣ow we have planning permission we can make the next steps to improve our office and provide a sustainable, modern and innovative working environment for all of our staff.
鈥淲e want to lead by example for a sustainable world and the changes we are making to the building, using our Net Zero Carbon Design Guide will help us achieve that. We want our office to showcase modern, low carbon construction methods to set a standard for all our future healthcare projects.鈥
The scheme was designed by architects, Hawkins Brown, in conjunction with Civic Engineers (Structural) and Planit (Landscaping) and aims to be on site in early summer.
The proposal also includes extensive re-working of the landscaping along Barrington Road and around the site including a public pocket park and planting, improving biodiversity and providing more outdoor space for staff and the local community.
