We offer a complete design and build service, taking projects from planning right through to handover. We work closely with long-standing partners, including architects, engineers, and care operators, to ensure every detail is accounted for and every decision supports the wider care model. We understand the importance of getting it right and the stress that can result if it’s not. That’s why we build the right team around every project and stay closely involved until the very end.
Design & Build
We’ve worked on care home projects across Sussex, from new residential homes in Worthing to specialist dementia facilities in Crawley. Over the years, we’ve supported both independent operators and national care groups, helping turn early-stage ideas into fully operational homes. We understand the importance of striking a balance between compliance and comfort, and we know how to design spaces that work for residents, staff, and families alike.
Refurbishments & Upgrades
Older care homes in places like Eastbourne, Hastings, and Bognor Regis are often in need of modernisation — whether to meet updated regulations or to refresh the look and feel of the home.
We carry out full and partial refurbishments across Sussex, including bedroom upgrades, improved access, new communal spaces, and fire safety improvements. All planned carefully around your residents and routines.
Healthcare Facilities
We’ve delivered care facilities across Sussex for individuals with complex needs, including learning disabilities, dementia, and long-term physical conditions. Each project is tailored not just to the provider’s model of care, but to the people who will live there. From sensory rooms in Littlehampton to wide-access corridors and safe outdoor areas in Hailsham, we focus on the details that make care easier to deliver and life more enjoyable for residents.
Extensions
If you need to increase occupancy or add new facilities, whether that’s an extra wing, larger lounges, or clinical space, we can help. We’ve delivered care home extensions in towns such as Shoreham, Lewes, and Burgess Hill, working on projects ranging from single-storey additions to complex phased builds. No matter the scale, we’ll help you make the most of your site and budget, with minimal disruption.
Planning a care home in Sussex can be a real headache. You have to navigate all the local rules and regulations around the coast, greenbelt land, and what the local councils want. Let us take some of that weight off your shoulders.
Care Home Builders has excellent knowledge of the East and West Sussex areas. We work with all local councils to get you the planning approval required for your new care home fast and stress-free. Our in-house team handles everything from conducting feasibility studies and creating design drawings to ensuring you are compliant with CQC and building regulations, so you don’t have to.
We understand what local authorities are looking for and will prepare clear, compliant applications that glide through the process without a problem. Whether your site is by the sea, rural, or in a conservation area, we will assist you in overcoming planning obstacles and getting your project back on track in no time.
When you work with us, you get a team that knows Sussex inside out and exactly what it takes to secure care home development planning permission.
When building or extending a care home in Sussex, you've got to consider the really unique challenges the area throws up, like having to deal with the full force of the coastal weather and local businesses struggling to supply materials. We custom-build every project with the Sussex environment very much at the forefront of our minds, and we love working with a network of trusted local trades and suppliers that we have built strong relationships with over the years. This way, we can really keep control over the project process and the costs, too.
We only use materials that are going to stand the test of time and can withstand the local weather conditions in Sussex, be it high winds or lashing rain. We design for energy efficiency and minimal upkeep from the get-go so that you can reduce running costs in the long term.
To keep projects moving forward on time, we concentrate on:
Properly planning and scheduling things to avoid delays.
Sorting out all our procurement early so that we can avoid price hikes down the line.
Keeping the lines of communication totally open at every single stage.
With years of experience, local knowledge and a no-fuss approach to building, your care home project should sail through, with minimum disruption and to the high standards that you and your residents deserve.
Most of our projects in Sussex take between 10 and 18 months to complete, and that's depending on how big the build is and how quickly we get planning sorted out. Before we start work, we always give you a detailed plan of when things should happen.
We do – we've worked with loads of councils in both East and West Sussex over the years. We'll sort out all the paperwork and deal directly with the planners to secure the go-ahead as quickly as possible.
No problem at all. Lots of our clients in Sussex run live care homes and we're happy to work with that. We'll use phased construction, screen off the work area and plan our schedule carefully to keep disruption to an absolute minimum.
Yes - we do. We know that the weather in Sussex can be pretty harsh, so we make sure to use materials that can withstand that and design the care home with that in mind. We use materials that won't corrode, get weathered easily or leak.
We cover the whole county - that's Worthing, Chichester, Crawley, Haywards Heath, Lewes, Eastbourne, Hastings and all the bits in between.
Yes - we do. Before you commit to using us, we'll conduct an initial feasibility review to assess how easy it is to obtain permission for the build, how easy it is to reach the site, and your budget.
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