Retirement complex gets planning recommendation

PLANS for a 49-apartment retirement living scheme on Maylands Park in Nantwich have been recommended for approval.

- BY BELINDA RYAN

The application site is part of a larger area to the south of Peter De Stapleigh Way at Stapeley, which was granted permission on appeal in 2020 for mixed-use development.

This part of the site - phase two - already has approval for an employment and local centre.

The latest application is one of two residential applications for phase two, which will be considered by Cheshire East's strategic planning board this week.

The proposal, from Muller Property Group and McCarthy and Stone Retirement Lifestyles Ltd, is for a retired living complex comprising 28 one-bedroom apartments and 21 two-bed flats.

The planning officer's report states: “The development proposes accommodation which provides for independent living, suitable for people who can look after themselves and are usually over 60.

“No additional care or other support services will be provided.”