22 | DEVELOPMENT Lockerbie Estate Building a community at Lockerbie Estate T from page 20 The first houses have been completed at Lockerbie Estate Talk to us today, the feature profile experts Phone: 03 983 5500 waterfordpress.co.nz PROFILE YOUR PROJECT... Next to the retirement village a block of land has been sold to a well known ‘care provider’ who will develop a 65-bed care facility for people suffering from dementia and no longer able to care for themselves. Underpinning the importance of Morrinsiville’s township and its existing community Lockerbie Estate will utilise the town’s amenities including sporting and social facilities, enabling close relationships to be forged, growing the community spirit. The land for Lockerbie Estate was purchased in 2019 and the first stage of 85 residential sections delivered in 2020, with fifty homes already under construction. The second stage consisting of 104 sections will be completed in November this year with Stage 3 (140 sections) delivered this coming summer, with completion in July 2022. “The first 20 units in the retirement village will start in a month’s time and that will be followed by another stage and then the clubhouse,” says Adriaan. “The care home will commence at the end of next year. “We expect the entire development to be completed in five or six years’ time. “We’re working with the Matamata-Piako District Council and they have been unbelievably helpful and supportive of delivery and growth in the region.” Reflecting on the success of the project, Adriaan says the Morrinsville community’s positivity towards the expansion of their township has played a vital role. “Morrinsville’s population is about 7000 and the total number of people moving into the Estate will be 3000 at a minimum, so it’s a big expansion of the current town. “The Morrinsville community is very proud of their town and Lockerbie Estate will add to the town’s desirability as a place to work and live. Lockerbie Estate will help put Morrinsville on the map again and the expansion of the township will also bring new business opportunities.”
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