The Cardiff Living Team will be holding open information sessions on all sites to update neighbours and interested parties from local communities on plans and progress. These sessions will include plans and drawings to allow communities to better understand what works will be undertaken. We will also offer regular updates into what events and activities are taking place in each local community.

Wates Residential is a proud, long-term Associate member of the Considerate Constructors Scheme, and strives to be a good neighbour within the communities in which we build new homes. As part of our commitment to the communities of Cardiff, we will be communicating regularly with neighbours regarding all site related issues.

We will issue project update newsletters regularly and will host ‘open doors’ days for local residents to come to our sites, see works in progress and ask our team any questions about the projects.

Every year we will be undertaking a local community project as part of Wates’ Reshaping Tomorrow week initiative, where our project team and local volunteers give up their time to help a local community group or good cause. We will announce which project we are supporting nearer the time, but past events have included supporting a special educational needs school to provide outside classroom space, creating a sensory garden and painting and decorating community centres / sports clubs. We welcome any suggestions for future projects from the communities in which we are working.

The Cardiff Living partnership is dedicated to delivering far more than high quality homes. We have committed to target our recruitment and training opportunities at the people living in the Cardiff communities in which we are developing.

The opportunities available through our 10 year programme will include employment, apprenticeships, work placements, training and volunteering. We will also be working alongside local groups and local schools and colleges to provide added community benefits, including delivery of our training and curriculum support programmes. You can find more on these programmes through the links below.

All employment and training opportunities will be advertised through our Current Vacancies or Events pages.

The Cardiff Living partnership is committed to sustainable and ethical procurement, only purchasing materials which meet the industry’s responsible sourcing standards.

We will carefully monitor the carbon impact of the programme and implement energy-efficient resources to minimise pollution and emissions. We will minimise and closely monitor waste levels on our sites and seek new and innovative ways of working to reduce waste and will engage with organisations such as the National Wood Recycling Network.

Building sustainability knowledge and competency across our supply chain. As a Considerate Constructor, we will work to ensure that we are a good neighbour to the communities of Cardiff in which we work.

Addison House is one of Cardiff Council’s new state of the art Community Living schemes.

The accommodation consists of 44 x 1 or 2 bedroom flats on 5 floors with lift access. The flats are designed to be flexible enough to adapt around people changing needs. They will provide a ‘home for life’ which enables a resident to live independently .

The flats are dual aspect, spacious and open plan and have large private balconies to create a light and airy space.

The scheme has been designed to RNIB Platinum standards and complies with the HAPPI standards

The individual properties are self-contained but the scheme has communal facilities such as a lounge, roof terrace/lounge with views across the Bristol Channel, a laundry room, a courtyard garden, parking spaces including electrical car charging points and facilities for storing and charging mobility scooters. Community living schemes will also provide a range of services for the wider older person population to help tackle social isolation and promote wellbeing.