McCarthy Stone eyes up Garforth development
The retirement living specialist is looking to build 42 apartments on brownfield land at the junction of Barrowby Lane and Wakefield Road.
As well as the apartments, plans include a residents’ lounge, a guest suite, landscaped gardens, car parking, a communal terrace, and a mobility scooter charging station and storage room.
Prior to submitting a planning application, McCarthy Stone is holding an online public consultation until Monday 7 October. This can be viewed here.
Ciaran Aldridge, divisional managing director north, said: “The site is ideally located with public transport links to local shops and amenities nearby, as well as connections across the region.
“There is a real need for specialist retirement accommodation in Garforth, and this proposal would go some way to addressing that, whilst at the same time releasing existing family homes onto the market and helping to relieve the pressure for local Green Belt release.”
What a ridiculous idea
By Anonymous
This sounds to be a good use of the land as long as there are suitable places for crossing the roads allocated.
By Anonymous
The location of the development presentsbaccess and egress highway concerns having regard to the guidance in Manual for Streets. Furthermore any planning application must be accompanied by both a noise and environmental impact assessments. The assessments must illustrates how such impacts will be negated to satisfy the limits.
By George Hall
This does not solve any housing issues. These homes are affordable for wealthy older people only who can afford to also pay an annual fee – usually many thousands of £s.
By Amy Holmes
I agree with the need for more smaller houses/flats to incentives downsizing and free up houses for families. However until they come with heatpumps and solar panels why would anyone who is benefitting from having made these changes in their own home, consider moving? In terms of location the access to shops, trains, buses and off road walks would make this tempting but they need to be well built and modest rather than luxurious to have wider appeal in terms of affordability.
By Moira Flynn