Oak Priory
Number/street name:
Oak Priory, Castle Grove
Address line 2:
Abbey Hulton
City:
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Postcode:
ST2 8PN
Architect:
ZEDfactory Europe Limited
Architect contact number:
Developer:
Sapphire Living.
Planning Authority:
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Planning Reference:
56178/FUL
Date of Completion:
01/2025
Schedule of Accommodation:
53 x 1 bed apartments, 122 x 2 bed apartments
Tenure Mix:
100% Affordable rent
Total number of homes:
Site size (hectares):
2.70
Net Density (homes per hectare):
65
Size of principal unit (sq m):
67
Smallest Unit (sq m):
61
Largest unit (sq m):
67
No of parking spaces:
88
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The Design Process
The site, 2.7 hectares of open space located on the eastern periphery of the city and within the Abbey Hulton residential estate, was formed when the estate was originally developed between the wars. Despite being of poor quality and badly drained, the site was home to three playing fields which, prior to their closure, were re-provided in the locality in agreement with Sport England. The site was identified by Stoke-on-Trent City Council (SCC) as one of three to collectively deliver 390 supported extra care housing units across the city. SCC went on to secure DCLG support through the Round 5 Housing Non HRA PFI. A detailed planning brief was prepared, a process which included extensive consultation with local community groups. This brief was used to inform the design development through the competitive dialogue and design process. The SCC planning team was fully consulted at each design stage and they issued feedback to the design team at regular intervals, ensuring that the planning objectives and the design quality were maintained throughout the process. The scheme went to the Planning Committee in March 2014 and received unanimous support from members, with the development declared an exemplar for joint public and private sector delivery of high quality developments.
