Plans lodged to transform former Castle Douglas abattoir in to assisted living flats

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Plans have been unveiled to develop an assisted living facility in Castle Douglas.

Cygnet Health Care Ltd is looking to transform the site of the town’s old abattoir in Cotton Street, which has lain empty for the best part of two decades.

Documents lodged with Dumfries and Galloway Council show the company want to build two blocks with a total of 12 assisted living flats, creating around 24 jobs in the process.

A planning statement says Cygney “typically provides tailored particular needs housing for young people and adults facing challenges such as mental health needs, acquired brain injuries, eating disorders, autism, and learning disabilities, with priority afforded to the local population”.

The development would feature self-contained flats with assisted living facilities, thus “offering future residents the opportunity to live in a more traditional residential setting, whilst still being able to access vital care and support to aid the transition to more independent lifestyles”.

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There would be a ratio of a maximum of 24 staff on-site at one time, although it is likely fewer will be present.

And the statement adds the development will "bring this derelict land back into active and productive use, will provide a facility which will address a real and important need within the community, and will provide a development which reflects the character of the surrounding area”.

The abattoir closed in the mid-2000s and features on the council’s vacant and derelict land register.

Cunninghame Housing Association had plans to build 21 homes on the site at a cost of more than £4.6million.

But they were abandoned earlier this year after councillors were told the scheme was “no longer deliverable”.

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