Belong Birkdale receives planning permission

Pictured: Pozzoni architect's impression of the village.

Planning permission has been granted for the building of a new Belong village in Birkdale, Southport.
With five existing villages and two under construction, Belong provide a range of care, housing and support options for older people including independent apartments and 24 hour care households. Each village offers a range of facilities, some of which are open to the public including a bistro, hair salon, exercise studio and function rooms.
The new Birkdale village will provide accommodation for more than 100 people, with 30 one and two bedroom independent living apartments and six households where 24-hour support, including nursing and dementia care, will be provided. Each household comprises 12 spacious suites opening out onto open living, dining and kitchen areas.
Tracy Paine, Operations Director for Belong, said: "We are delighted to have received planning permission to build a new care village in Southport. Belong aims to offer the most supportive and calming environment possible to customers, however complex their needs may become.
“By opening our facilities to the wider community, we hope to create a service that will also benefit the local communities as well as providing high quality care services and accommodation for older people.”
The new care village will take inspiration from its surroundings. Distinctive design details and materials found in the West Birkdale Conservation Area will be referenced throughout the building.
Work is expected to start on site by the end of the year and the village is set to open in 2019.