Plans have been submitted for a ?5 million sheltered housing scheme at Four Roads, between Port St Mary and Port Erin.
It's a joint project involving the Department of Local Government and the Environment and the Marashen Crescent Sheltered Housing Committee, and features 34 single and two-bedroom self-contained apartments.
The accommodation is being provided for local residents of retirement age who can live mainly independent lives, and includes communal facilities such as a meeting room and a guest bedroom.
There are also plans to heat the complex using a sustainable form of energy supply, with the Department of Agriculture producing wood-chip as a fuel.
It's hoped the complex will be completed by the end of 2011.
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