Conlon appointed to Blackpool respite centre project

Blackpool Council has appointed Conlon Construction to redevelop the former Colton House premises into a respite care centre for young adults with complex needs.

The council-owned property, on Ambleside Road at Mereside in Blackpool, was previously operating as three flats providing supported living accommodation for people with learning disabilities.

It will now be developed into a new two-storey modern facility with six bedrooms, state-of-the-art assisted technologies, a dining/kitchen, lounge, duty office, laundry, sensory and garden rooms, and staff facilities.

The facility is specifically for people with learning disabilities or autism to reduce the need for them to be supported in hospital settings and also to integrate people back to their families and communities from hospitals more quickly.

The £1.6m project is funded by NHS England and is expected to complete October 2021. As part of Conlon's CSR agenda, ithe contractor promises that 80 per cent of the supply chain for the project will be sourced from within a 30-mile radius of the site, focussing on FY4 and FY1, and that the development will be used to create opportunities for young local people.

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