{"id":14081,"date":"2020-01-23T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/churchill2021.co.uk\/planning-approved-for-58-new-retirement-apartments-in-witham\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T10:11:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T10:11:39","slug":"planning-approved-for-58-new-retirement-apartments-in-witham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.themediapeople.co.uk\/churchill2021\/news\/retirement-property-news\/planning-approved-for-58-new-retirement-apartments-in-witham\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning approved for 58 new retirement apartments in Witham"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Churchill Retirement Living<\/a> has been granted planning permission by Braintree Council to build 58 brand new retirement apartments in the heart of Witham. The new development on the site of the former Bramston Sports Centre on Bridge Street will be perfectly located for the shops and amenities of the town centre, and close to public transport links.<\/p>\n

The new privately-owned apartments will provide attractive, high quality, secure and self-contained accommodation in landscaped grounds. As with all Churchill Retirement Living developments, Owners will have the benefits of a communal Owners\u2019 Lounge, a Guest Suite, a Lodge Manager, and a 24 hour emergency call alarm service.<\/p>\n

With less to worry about, Owners will have more time to do the things they enjoy, such as having family or friends to stay in the development\u2019s well-appointed Guest Suite, enjoying a chat with neighbours, or attending one of the regular social events in the comfortable Owners\u2019 Lounge.<\/p>\n

Stuart Goodwill, Managing Director of Churchill Retirement Living\u2019s in-house Planning consultancy, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I\u2019d like to thank everyone who has helped towards achieving this very positive result. There is a compelling overall housing need in Witham and the surrounding area, especially for older people, and our site is in a highly sustainable and accessible location for a new development of this kind, so we believe this decision is good news for the town. <\/em>We worked positively and proactively with the Council to deliver a design and proposal that will positively regenerate this highly sustainable underused site, compliment the Conservation Area and make a positive contribution to the wider area. <\/em>Allowing older people to downsize will also help free up more homes for families and younger people in the local area.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Delivery of 58 new retirement apartments will meet existing and future need in the area and will provide these key benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n