Helical Bar and Urban Renaissance Villages have secured planning permission for a 101 home retirement village in Milton. The joint venture partners were given permission by South Cambridgeshire District Council for the development at the redundant electricity board site in the Green Belt at Milton.

The Government Office for the East of England has now confirmed that it will not call in the application.

Helical Bar and Urban Renaissance Villages will develop a mixture of two-bedroom apartments and cottages at the site. A new clubhouse and recreational facilities will also be developed and a listed building on the site (North Lodge) will be restored. The plans also involve restoring grounds designed by renowned 18th century landscape gardener Humphrey Repton.

Helical Bar and Urban Renaissance Villages say they are planning to pursue securing a detailed planning consent immediately.