St Ann’s Hospice plans to build a £20m new facility on land next to its site in Heald Green. Once built, the current hospice would be demolished to make way for 40 new homes - with the new residential development part-funding the project, The hospice celebrates its 50th anniversary next year, having been built in 1971 as an extension to the Victorian era St Ann’s Hospital, which became part of Cheadle Royal in 1887.
Paul Jarvis, director of business development at St Ann's, said the fact people were living longer and with more complex conditions meant a new facility had become imperative.
He added: “The building was never designed as a purpose-built hospice, we are one of the oldest in the country. “The current building is just not fit for