Green light for new retirement complex

A 'MUCH needed' new retirement village is to be built on the site of a former garden centre.

- NICK STATHAM

Planners had previously raised concerns over disabled visitor access at the independent living' complex proposed for the old Ladybridge Garden Centre, in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.

But the council's planning committee voted through the '100 per cent affordable' Mill Lane scheme when it met on Thursday night, following reassurances from developer Anwyl Partnerships.

A letter to the panel assured members that the second entrance would not be an 'afterthought' perceived as a 'back entrance' or 'fire exit' - but maximise accessibility around the building.