Relocation, updates, consultation
07/03/2021 – Limetree Court workshops and user feedback
We are now in the design phase of the building programme for relocating Limetree Court
Thank you to those who have provided feedback regarding the replacement of Limetree Children’s Home. Following numerous consultation exercises and coproduction, extensive feedback has been gathered which has enabled the architect (BDP) to put together a proposed design for the home and propose a suitable location.
We would like to share these proposed designs with you and ask if you could review the questions and provide your feedback on BDP’s proposals. Please send feedback to:
Email: DSBengage@hullcc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01482 612513 (please ask for Rebecca Spaven)
Please can you supply your feedback by Friday 12 April.
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05/06/2020: New build for Limetree Court gets green light
At the end of April, Cabinet approved plans for a new purpose-built building to house Limetree Court. The building work is expected to start in early 2021 with the aim of being open to children, young people and families in 2022. The building will be across the road from the current location, Bellfield House, and will be designed specifically for children and young people with disabilities.
The building will enable the team who work at Limetree Court to help more families with short breaks and overnight stays.
Person centred approach
We are developing a new Limetree Court overnight short breaks home. Members of staff from the CYPFS Disability Teams, Transformation Team and a parent representative formed a project team and attended a design council programme which helped us to look and think about how we deliver our services. It started with the idea of just looking at developing a new building.
The design council started looking at the bigger picture and looking at it as more than just a building. What became key to improving as a service was to place the child at the centre and then to look at how best we could support them. This meant looking at facilities needed, and also accommodating different ways of communicating, being more visual with how we share information, using different tools such as Widget and Makaton to be more accessible for different people. It was also important to ensure families and professionals understood what was meant by a short break and how it can support them.
This has all led to a more modern designed building, focussing on accommodating the wide range of needs children may have. It has been designed to be accommodating, welcoming, and designed with the child at heart.
Last reviewed: 05/03/2021