Mixed-use Edwalton scheme gains permission

Planning permission has been granted for a convenience store and almost 80 retirement apartments in Edwalton, near Nottingham.Developer Charterpoint and not-for-profit housing provider Anchor have received reserved matters planning permission from Rushcliffe Borough Council for the scheme on the corner of Rose Way and Melton Road.The 2.2-acre site will feature a single-storey convenience store, plus a three-storey retirement apartment scheme providing 77 one- and two-bedroom apartments.Charterpoint chief executive Adrian Goose said: “We are very pleased to have received reserved matters planning consent for this key plot in Edwalton and to have subsequently sold part of the site to Anchor.”The area around the site has grown considerably in recent years, with new housing, retail and commercial developments.”Our plan for the site on the corner of Rose Way and Melton Road will bring a new convenience store to the neighbourhood. It will also provide much-needed affordable retirement apartments for the community, operated by Anchor, which will help to free up larger family homes in Edwalton, West Bridgford and the wider area.”Charterpoint has now completed the deal to sell part of the site to Anchor. Anchor will carry forward and operate the retirement development.Patrick Duffy, Anchor’s director of new business, said: “This is a key new development for us to work in partnership with Rushcliffe Borough Council to provide affordable homes for older people locally.”We look forward to working with Charterpoint to deliver the wider scheme for the local community.”