Come along to public information events about the plans for the former Flitwick leisure centre site
Monday, 14 January 2019
We will be holding two public drop-in information events to answer questions about our plans for the former leisure centre site on Steppingley Road in Flitwick.
The events will be held on:
- Monday, 21 January: from 4:30pm to 7:30pm at the new Flitwick Leisure Centre
- Wednesday, 23 January: from 2:30pm to 5:30pm at Flitwick Library
We are looking at providing accommodation for older people on the former leisure centre site on Steppingley Road (located directly next to the new leisure centre). The proposals are for a mix of: a residential care home, an independent living scheme with community space and downsizer dwellings for older people both apartments and bungalows.
An outline planning application has been submitted on the Planning Portal and will be considered at the council’s Development Management Committee in due course.
Councillor Ghent, Executive Member for Assets and Housing Delivery, said: "We are shifting our thinking for today’s older people and for future generations to ensure that they have access to a choice of better accommodation, delivering better living standards and a better quality of life. There isn’t currently the supply of quality accommodation options for older people in the area and this proposal goes some way to bridging the gap."
Councillor Carole Hegley, Executive Member for Adults, Social Care and Housing Operations, said: "It’s a key priority for us to ensure that older people can access appropriate housing and care. We’ve done similar with our award-winning independent living scheme, Priory View, in Dunstable, which has been hugely successful. The ethos of this scheme is to provide residents with the right balance of privacy and support, to live and be independent, and part of a bigger plan to make sure that have the right sort of housing available for older residents, most of whom want to live in their own homes for as long as possible."
As well as dropping by to see us, you can also email your comments to manop.programme@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or write to us at:
MANOP (meeting the accommodation needs of older people)
Priory House
Monks Walk
Chicksands
Shefford
Bedfordshire
SG17 5TQ