Beechmere retirement complex rebuild could start next year
About 150 elderly and disabled residents were evacuated but lost their homes when the fire broke out. No-one was injured in the blaze.The report to Cheshire East Council's finance sub-committee has recommended councillors allow officers to continue and conclude renegotiation of the PFI contract.If an agreement is reached between the various parties, building work on the replacement Beechmere complex could start in the spring or summer next year, with a possible opening date of late 2027 or early 2028, the report said.
Housing provider Avantage, which delivered the extra care housing schemes including Beechmere, could get planning permission for the new building this summer, the document states.The sub-committee is set to discuss the report's recommendation during a meeting on Monday.The trial of the six accused firms has been scheduled to begin at Chester Crown Court on 5 May and is set to last 10 weeks.
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