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Sarah Townsend
Housing provider Calico Homes, with architecture studio Brock Carmichael, has drawn up designs for 90 extra care apartments and a community hub on four acres of derelict land at Burnley General Hospital.
A public consultation on the £14m proposals launches today and runs for a month. The scheme would be “the first of its kind” in Burnley, according to Calico, and is intended to provide specialist assisted living accommodation in a neighbourhood setting to improve quality of life and reduce isolation.
The apartments would be targeted primarily for people aged over 55 who require extra support and proximity to the hospital, but wish to maintain as much independence as possible.