Lancashire street welcomes its first residents in over 10 years

A road in Colne is welcoming its first tenants in a decade, as part of a new supported living scheme.

The 10 one-bed properties provide supported living for single people and couples who have assessed care needs, including people with learning disabilities, mental health conditions or physical disabilities, as well as older people.

The street is a flagship project for adult health & social care charity Making Space, and one of very few developments in the country that have seen an entire road given over to new build supported housing.

Designed as part of a hub and spoke model, 24-hour support is on hand from the experienced staff team at neighbouring Making Space supported housing scheme Limes Place, which launched in December 2018.

Each bungalow in the £1.5m scheme has a fully-fitted kitchen and a modern, accessible wetroom. The homes feature private gardens and street parking. A communal car park provides additional spaces for visitors.

‘Bright Street is not only a first for our new tenants, it’s a first for us too. This is the first time we have developed a whole street into a supported housing project,’ said Making Space chief executive, Rachel Peacock.

‘Making Space develops quality homes that are designed from the bottom up to meet the needs of the people we support.

‘Whether a new build, or a conversion, the starting point is always the same: how we can enable people to live as fully and independently as possible.

‘Our first Colne development, Limes Place, was quickly recognised by the social care regulator for its high standards. Bright Street will now bring the same quality ethos to a further 10 first class supported living homes.’

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