RWO appointed to housing project at former hospital

Newcastle-based civil and structural engineering specialist RWO has been appointed to support the development of housing on the site of a former North East hospital.The company has been awarded a contract by Story Homes, which is developing a mix of 35 three-, four- and five-bedroomed houses, including affordable properties, on land at the former Dunston Hill Hospital in Whickham.Planning, flood risk analysis, design expertise and local authority sewage adoption agreements have all been provided by RWO as part of a six-figure package of engineering support for a site that will include a dedicated habitat and pond created to encourage wildlife at the Highfields project.The multimillion-pound will include a second phase of 11 houses constructed later this year.RWO is also providing engineering services to support plans for new homes on Washington FC’s former ground and for an affordable housing project in Spennymoor.