Chek Whyte Industries has been given the go-ahead for a £60m countryside retirement village at the historic Stanford Hall Estate in Stanford-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire.
Plans for the scheme on the 365-acre estate were approved by the Government Office for the
The complex of 120 homes, a 70-bed care home, luxury spa, leisure centre and shops had already been given conditional approval by Rushcliffe council.
A Grade II-listed 1930s lido will be demolished and the Hall’s theatre foyer will be replaced with a larger, more modern foyer.
The scheme is the first of its kind for the company.
CWI architect Roger Harrison said: “We still have to agree details with Rushcliffe Borough Council and get it all signed off and processed. We have every expectation it can be sorted out relatively quickly.”
The first phase of 40 apartments could be completed by February next year.
CWI teamed up with The Theatres Trust and English Heritage to secure planning for the countryside retreat which will feature a total of 120 homes and amenities which will also be open to the public.
