Pacy & Wheatley Ltd were appointed principal contractor by Manor Park Ltd to design and build a new 80-bed care home in Old Malton, near York, following a two-stage tender process.
The appointment, born out of a strong working relationship and general rapport with the client, led to Pacy & Wheatley demonstrating their capabilities both on site and within the office, leading them to securing the scheme.
The intricate design required compliance with a number of parties, including the local planning Officer, Conservation area Officer, the local community and adjacent residents.
The intent and final design incorporated a grandeur ‘Manor House’ feel built in stone as you approach the site entrance, with a continued farmhouse ‘feel’ development throughout the remainder of the 2 / 3-storey areas, all built around a feature central courtyard inclusive of a link block to enclose the whole yard area.
The Challenges
There were many challenges that this site and its development brought with it. Joint access for the main access road for the adjacent farmer and horse dealer had to be maintained at all times, despite the site being developed to its full size, meaning materials storage was going to be difficult. As the access to the site was from the main town street, the local village relationship was going to be a key factor.
New Incoming services, including a substation, would be required to power up the site, and they encountered some unforeseen ground conditions covering the 3-storey build of the courtyard area. The build had to be predominantly fed materials from within the courtyard area, and full perimeter access was not achievable due to the size and levels of the plot.
The Solutions & Key Achievements
The scheme was registered with the Considerate Contractors Scheme, closely coordinated with the joint access and local farmer and held various open ‘meet the builder’ events in the village hall.
As a flexible, progressive and competent Contractor, Pacy & Wheatley Ltd overcame all the challenges through teamwork, which is part of our company ethos. Stakeholders, including the end user, designers and specialists, including our ‘in-house’ experts, managed the detailing and buildability issues head-on and in a timely manner to meet programme needs.
In the roof, they incorporated a ‘roof well’ design to allow ASHP and plant to be located away from the courtyard for acoustic and environmental reasons. A single-ply flat roof system was provided to maintain planning-approved elevations and ridge levels.
On encountering an unexpected ground condition, Pacy & Wheatley designed a vibro stone column piling solution for the 3-storey build.
Materials were procured on a ‘just in time’ basis, and distribution occurred by a mobile self-erecting tower crane from within the courtyard area. This meant the link block build had to be coordinated to ensure access was maintained for as long as possible.
The scheme has been awarded BREEAM Very Good and will provide BREEAM EXCELLENT in use. In order to achieve these requirements, we offered all electric power, ASHP and underfloor heating along with full building control compliance and improved SBEM and u-values where appropriate, and a very efficient M&E services install.
A marketing suite was provided 8 weeks prior to practical completion to facilitate the end-user marketing, advertising, and onboarding for the new home.
The development also received recognition at the regional Local Authority Building Control (LABC) awards: labc.co.uk/news/labc-yorkshire-winners-amp-highly-commended-2026
You can read the full case study here: https://pacy-wheatley.co.uk/care-home-construction-york-manor-park/
