DEVELOPERS have their sights set on a Flookburgh field to build 61 apartments for older people.
Two companies are seeking planning consent for the flats on open grassland off Moorside. They would be aimed at residents aged 65 to 80 who are independent and healthy, but with additional needs.
The development would offer a bistro, salon, laundry room, mobility scooter storage, bowling green, sensory garden and vegetable plot.
MORE TOP STORIES:
Applicants Bowsall Ltd and Housing and Care 21, based at Salford and Birmingham, are proposing 20 one-bedroom apartments, and 41 two-bed flats - a mixture of shared ownership and affordable rents.
Twenty full-time jobs could be created at the site, which is allocated for housing in the South Lakeland Local Plan.
The developers held a public consultation event in July. In a separate planning application, they are also seeking consent for 80 flats and 24 bungalows at Oxenholme.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here