Challenger Building Services has started constructing a major specialised supported living scheme in Alsager on behalf of developer Rosewood Living.

Eighteen one-bed apartments alongside residents' communal lounges and staff space are being developed on the site of the former Alsager Arms pub on Sandbach Road South in Alsager.

The development includes 16 car parking spaces to the rear of the building.

This is the 18th supported living development that Bolton-based Challenger has collaborated on in partnership with Rosewood Living.

The scheme has been supported by Cheshire East Adult Services' commissioning team.

Cheshire East's Southern Planning Committee approved the application submitted by applicant HB Villages in August 2020.

The former pub was bulldozed in 2016 to make way for a proposed development of 14 apartments, but the scheme never materialised.

Rosewood Living's Geoff Underhill said: "The project incorporates the latest adaptive technology, and the design has evolved to ensure that the completed development will provide a high level of care and support.

"The focus is on providing an environment where our residents will be able to live independently in a high-quality setting."

Richard Hutchinson, managing director of Challenger, said: "The three-storey building has been designed to complement the local street scene and we are looking forward to completing yet another successful development in partnership with Rosewood Living."

The scheme is expected to be completed by April 2022 with the first residents moving into their new homes shortly afterwards.