North Paddington, London W9

Askival helped to secure and maximise a significant grant of £1.2m from Westminster City Council for improvements to

Walterton & Elgin Community Homes‘ community premises and gardens in North Paddington.

Community-owned, WECH is a registered provider of social housing with nearly 700 homes housing around 1500 residents.

At the core of this community is Selbourne House in Elgin Avenue where a wide range of support services and activities are provided to residents in a deprived ward within Westminster.  These include a food bank, free brunch club, exercise classes, toddler groups, community gardening, debt and legal advice services, faith groups, birthday parties and bridal celebrations.

Most of the activities take place in the ground floor community centre and outdoor areas.  On the upper floors there is a pre-school nursery with an outdoor terrace; office facilities including WECH’s own office, and there are residential apartments above.

Selbourne House also provides meeting facilities for local businesses, charities and voluntary sector partners in North Paddington and occasionally Westminster City Council.

Askival’s on-going role includes oversight of design development, procurement, contract administration, programme monitoring and risk management, right through to practical completion.

Given its established working relationship with both WECH and Westminster City Council, Askival is well placed to support timely and compliant delivery of the works, safeguarding the outcomes anticipated by the Community Capital Grant.

Client: Walterton & Elgin Community Homes

Surveyors:   Madlins and Westbrooke Surveyors