20 senior co-living apartments planned in Aberdeen

Plans for a co-living residential home for retiring workers on the site of Cairnlee House in Aberdeen have been lodged for planning.Cairnlee Senior Co-housing Aberdeen, which has been created to address the needs of an ageing co-worker population, wants to construct 20 new co-living apartments to be used by Camphill Schools Aberdeen senior staff members.The proposed plans by Taylor Architecture would see Whithorn and Caranoc, two connected buildings on the Cairnlee Road site, demolished. The buildings had previously been used as residential accommodation for workers.Camphill School is an independent charity based in Aberdeen that supports children and young people – many with additional support needs.Cairnlee Senior Co-housing said that following a consultation process, the demand for housing attracted the need for twenty properties with common house features.