JDDK Millmount News - Winter Edition 2023 - Magazine - Page 6
P R O J E C T U P D AT E S
Planning permission
secured for Yorkshire
children’s hospice
Revised Planning permission has been secured by our team to extend and
refurbish Martin House Children’s Hospice located in Boston Spa, Leeds.
Following submitting a pre-planning application on behalf of the hospice
back in 2019, soft construction works at the site have now begun.
Martin House originally opened in 1987 and was the UK’s
second hospice for children and young people with lifelimiting conditions. The need to enhance the facility to
accommodate children’s more complex needs led to the
Hospice Board interviewing various architects, before
awarding the project to JDDK in September 2018.
The construction stage, which is due to be rolled out
in three phases over the next three years, will see the
creation of a new Wellbeing Centre with specialist
treatment facilities, including a hydrotherapy pool,
counselling and therapy rooms, alongside improved staff
accommodation and new educational facilities. Crucially,
the design will allow construction to be phased in line
with fund-raising activities and ensures the hospice can
carry on operating whilst the development is underway.
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“We’re always excited to be designing
for children. This project allows us
to build upon our previous hospice
experience, namely Robin House and
St Oswald’s, whilst also incorporating
elements from our previous Children’s
Centre design experience.”
Stuart Franklin,
Associate Director at JDDK