Green space next door to petrol station to become supported living complex
manchestereveningnews.co.ukVacant land next to a petrol station is set to become home to a complex housing vulnerable adults. A small patch of green space between Smallbridge and Littleborough will be transformed into a 17-home supported living facility following council approval.
The land, next door to Mount Green Filling Station, will see a three-storey building erected with flats, a staff office and off-street parking included.
The site is on the junction of Halifax Road and Wuerdle Street which is currently unused grassland in one part - with a small section used as car parking. READ MORE: 'Fobbed off' and 'not listened to'...the missed opportunities which could have prevented a tragedy Once built, the cluster of one-bed flats would be operated by PossAbilities, which is a business that specialises in supporting people with learning disabilities, young people leaving care and those with dementia.
The applicants have advised that most of the adults that they support will have either learning difficulties or dementia, according to planning papers.
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