FINAL - JDDK Millmount News Summer Edition 2025 DIGITAL - Flipbook - Page 11
Associate and Conservation Architect at JDDK
Watch Samantha and Nicky
discuss how we’re blending
heritage and housing to deliver the
Keelman’s Hospital restoration.
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Martin Hulse, Trust Manager at Tyne & Wear Building
Preservation Trust, explained: “This is a major restoration
project. JDDK has led the team with clarity, keeping everything
on track and moving us through the design stages. Submitting
the planning application was a big milestone – now it’s about
getting the approvals we need to move forward with the build.
The residential aspect is especially important; creating warm,
comfortable, ef昀椀cient homes in a heritage setting takes real
attention to detail. We’re essentially pulling this building back to
life, and that requires both care and precision.”
A representative for Newcastle Conservation Advisory Panel
(NCAP), added: “We commend all involved in bringing such
carefully crafted, respectful and innovative proposals forward
for what is a truly one of Newcastle’s most critical built and
currently undervalued heritage assets. We consider this
an outstanding effort to achieve a positive outcome for an
immensely important but challenging heritage asset.”
With key milestones now reached, the future of Keelmen’s
Hospital is beginning to take shape – securing its legacy while
providing much-needed homes for the city.
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