Construction of a large-scale care village consisting of clusters of courtyard apartments built around wellbeing and social facilities, all located within an existing mature parkland setting. This complex project involved creation of 260 accommodation units comprising 36 care bedrooms and 221 linked assisted living units at the site of the former MoD Naval College, HMS Royal Arthur Park. We conducted pre-planning consultation, secured full planning permission and proceeded to manage the construction process from RIBA Stages 2-6. The site was located close to Box Mine Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), an important underground roosting site for bats, and the Bath and Bradford-on-Avon Bats Special Area of Conservation (SAC). Extensive pre-application consultation was held between Applied Ecology Ltd, the County Ecologist and Natural England to agree the scope of ecological assessment required to support a planning application.