Flats plan for derelict former dental surgery
A DERELICT former dental surgery in Coventry is to be demolished for flats.
Little Cedars Dental Surgery, in Willenhall, will be flattened to provide specialist supported living apartments for up to 15 adults.
The site, on Meadfoot Road, has sat vacant and boarded up for some years and in planning submissions the applicants said it is “now burnt down”.
New plans received approval from Coventry City
Council this month. Applicants said there was a “proven need” for supported living apartments in the local area.
“The development of the site will bring additional specialist housing to the City of Coventry, enhancing specialist supported provision for adults who have difficulty accessing other types of accommodation,” they said in planning submissions.
“The vibrancy of local amenities within walking distance would be enhanced by the development of the site. Adults with autism and other conditions require such housing for which there is a proven need in the city of Coventry.”
The approved scheme will build a new three-storey apartment block comprising of 15 one-bed flats, with care provided by 24/7 staffing.
The scheme, which would be classed as 100 per cent affordable, includes parking provision for 12 cars.
The site previously had planning permission approved for an 11-bed apartment scheme in 2017, however the building was subsequently sold for £200,000 last year.
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