LISTED building consent for internal works to allow refurbishment and reconfiguration of seven assisted living apartments into five assisted living apartments has been submitted to Darlington Borough Council.

The works include removal of internal solid and timber stud walls, blocking up of internal doors and insertion of new internal timber stud walls and entrance doors, at Middleton Grove, Middleton Hall Retirement Village, Middleton St George.

The management team at Middleton Hall are proposing a phased renovation project at Middleton Grove, the assisted living side of Middleton Hall.

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These apartments offer independent living with the reassurance of being CQC registered so that care can be provided as needed.

The current apartments are dated and in need of complete renovation. As part of this process, they wish to re plan the layouts to provide residents with better facilities.

The proposals involve replanning seven of the apartments to form five new ones. One of the new apartments will be formed from rooms within the Georgian Building and rooms within the Victorian building.

No external work is proposed.