A BLOCK of 80 apartments for older people is to be built in Cleckheaton, but questions have been asked over whether they will benefit people living locally. The four-storey extra care facility is earmarked for four acres of council-owned grassland off Kenmore Drive. It will be run by Housing 21 with 61 apartments set for affordable rent and 19 for shared ownership The block of one- and two-bed apartments was unanimously approved at Kirklees Council’s Strategic Planning Committee despite concerns over access and the loss of the “wild” open space, which is north-west of the town centre. The project received the support of Clr John Lawson (Lib Dem, Cleckheaton), who said there was a “dire shortage” of affordable rent housing in the area.