Net Zero Ready Assisted Living Development in Mauchline Officially Opened

Named after not one but two local Wallaces – the Wallace family who operated a market garden on the site and Margaret Wallace, a former MSP and Community Centre volunteer – Wallace Court on Kilmarnock Road was built for the East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

The facility provides 17 assisted living flats, three wheelchair accessible bungalows and an onsite staff base.

Designed by MAST Architects, Wallace Court is similar to award-winning developments across East Ayrshire, including Andrew Nesbit Court in Hurlford and Quarryknowe in Auchinleck, but this build was the Council’s first ‘net-zero ready’ assisted living development – one of three net zero ready projects of twelve in total delivered by CCG (Scotland) as part of a strategic housebuilding partnership that began in 2017.

Councillor Jim McMahon, council spokesperson for Housing, Transport and Communities, was joined at the official opening by the leader of the council, Councillor Douglas Reid, local members Provost Claire Leitch, Councillors Alyson Simmons, William Lennox and Linda Mabon; Margaret Wallace, and Gordon and Elizabeth from Wallace Court.

He said: “It was a great honour to officially open Wallace Court by unveiling a plaque.

“Wallace Court assisted living development and bungalows enable residents to live independently and safely within the local community, with support from health and social care services, in an environment that promotes social interaction.

“The development was informed by collaborative working between the council’s Housing Service and East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership and has been genuinely life-changing for the people who live there.”

CCG Director Calum Murray joined East Ayrshire Council representatives on the day (Friday 06/02).

He said: “Wallace Court is one of a dozen developments that CCG has delivered for East Ayrshire Council since 2017, and one of three constructed to a ‘net zero ready’ build standard.

“It is a brilliant example of how collaborative working can help transform brownfield sites into developments that truly address local needs, and hearing how much these homes have transformed the lives of residents is evidence of its success.”