A consultation has been launched over plans to build a £32m retirement village near Chester.
Retirement Villages is proposing the project for the former Beechmoor Garden Centre in Boughton Heath, Cheshire, with local residents asked to help shape the plans.
The Whitchurch Road site has existing planning permission, for 110 apartments and bungalows , also for a retirement village. Retirement Villages acquired the site last year, and is at the early stages of working up a new vision for a purpose-built retirement community.
Designed to be an extension of the existing community, the village will provide a range of amenities, services and outdoor spaces which could also be used by people living in the area.
The consultation is looking for views on what these potential amenities could be, including the potential to provide facilities for people using the Boughton Heath Park and Ride next door.
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Retirement Villages said the £32m development would also provide a boost to the local economy creating 25 jobs once complete, plus additional jobs during construction, and bringing extra income for the council through business rates.
Guy Flintoft, planning director at Retirement Villages, said: “We all know that society is ageing and more of us are living longer.
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"Our retirement villages provide homes where people can continue to live as they wish, and to enjoy all the things that matter to them, but with the support they need to make that possible.
“We believe that our villages should be open and useful places for people living nearby, so we’re looking at what amenities we can provide that local people can also use, such as a café or shop.
"There will also be plenty of outdoor space that will be open to the public. We’re at an early stage of working up the plans and we’re keen to hear from local people what they want to see at the village.
"Obviously, at the moment we can’t hold any events or chat to people face to face but there are plenty of other ways people can get involved.”
Newsletters have been sent to over 4,000 households and businesses around the site.
This first stage of consultation closes on May 22, and will be followed by another stage later in the year when the designs are set to be revealed.
Following the consultation, Retirement Villages hopes to submit a planning application in the summer.
Retirement Villages has been developing and managing purpose built, retirement communities for nearly 40 years with 16 villages across the 海角视频.