Peterborough City Council: planning committee grants permission for 80 assisted living units

A planning application has been approved for 80 assisted living homes for older people in Hampton.

The four-storey building will be built undeveloped land to the north of Silver Hill which lies within the Hampton urban extension area.

The proposal is for a T-shaped, single building, of 32 one-bed and 48 two-bed apartments.

Speaking at the Planning and Environmental Protection Committee meeting (28 June), case officer Mike Osbourn said: “The site itself is relatively square in shape, on three sides, but curves around the bund/slope located between it and the adjacent Serpentine Green shopping centre at the rear.

“Residential dwellings surround the application site to the west, south-west and south-east.

“There is also a police station, church, and convenience store on the land parcel to the south and the Serpentine Green Shopping Centre lies to the north/north-east."

The ground floor communal facilities will include a lounge, bistro, wellbeing room, treatment room, hair and beauty salon, reception, office and staff space.

The eastern wing of the building would be four-storeys in height, while the western wing would be three-and-a-half storeys, dropping down to two-and-a-half storeys.

Vehicle access is planned from Eagle Way and Silver Hill, with a separate in and out one-way arrangement.

A total of 45 parking spaces are proposed in front of the buildings, including four accessible spaces and a ‘drop-off’ point close to the building entrance.

A garden area would be located to the rear of the buildings.

The proposal is for a 100% affordable housing scheme, comprising a mixed tenure scheme of 60% shared ownership and 40% affordable rented units.