Family-owned construction and development firm WRW has started work on a new £23m wellness village project in Bridgend.
The Llanelli-based firm is delivering the Sunnyside Wellness Village project for Linc Cymru Housing Association in partnership with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, and Bridgend County Borough Council.
The housing and health scheme is being supported with £18m in funding from the Welsh Government.
It will provide a mixed-use development, on the site of the demolished Bridgend Council Offices and former magistrates court, consisting of 59 housing units, a healthcare centre and associated landscaping and infrastructure.
As as well as homes range from from two to four bedroom and bungalows, it will also feature an apartment block.
The primary healthcare centre will provide consulting and treatment accommodation for the local health board, GP practice, a specialist dental unit, and a pharmacy unit on the ground floor.
Allotments will provide the community with the opportunity to grow fruit and vegetable.
Louise Attwood, director of Property at Linc, said: “Sunnyside Wellness Village is a development that reflects our purpose, creating the right environment for people to flourish.
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“By combining health care and housing provision, putting wellbeing at the heart of the development, Sunnyside Wellness Village will provide new homes that meet the needs of local people and support the community through a state-of-the-art health centre provision.
“We are pleased to be working alongside WRW, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Bridgend County Borough Council on this innovative development.
Huw Triggs, construction Director at WRW, said: “We are delighted to have been chosen by Linc Cymru Housing Association, in partnership with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Bridgend Council to deliver such aninnovative and significant housing and healthcare scheme for the local people of Bridgend and the surrounding area.
“The vision of Sunnyside Wellness Village is to build on the existing commitment to caring for people in the community by providing state-of-the-art facilities and integrating wellness into the design of this multi-generational mixed-use development.”
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Sarah Bradley, assistant director for Primary Care, Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board, said: “We are delighted to be part of this project which will include a new health centre to provide care for over 15,000 patients in the area. The new facility will bring integrated healthcare to the very centre of the community, providing improved access to services for patients and staff."