Manx Care submits application to demolish and rebuilt essential respite unit

Mon, 06 Jun 2022

A planning application has been submitted to redevelop Radcliffe Villas in Douglas.

The Adult Learning Disability Respite Unit is located on Glencrutchery Road opposite IOM Police Headquarters and the TT Paddock area.

The proposal would see the new facility constructed on land at the rear of the existing respite unit, formerly Greenfield Garden Centre. A phased approach involving the part demolition of unused elements of the existing facility will allow space for the new building to be constructed safely on the vacant plot at the rear. Once the new, modern unit is complete, staff and service users will be transitioned from the old into the new. This will then allow the existing facility to be demolished and land remediated to an acceptable standard.

Radcliffe Villas, which opened in 1983, is the only facility on the Island that provides overnight respite care for adults with a learning disability. 

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