Two care homes which closed just weeks ago are the subject of planning applications to convert them into shared houses for up to 29 people.
In October, the Local Democracy Reporting Service covered the decision to close both both the 14-bed Elizabeth House, Walshaw Road, Bury and the nearby 18-bed Moorfields home on Tottington Road.
Shocked residents at two care homes, some of whom were more than 100-years-old, were told to find alternative accommodation before October 31 after the sudden decision to close them.
Administrators Kroll, who had been running the homes since last November after the previous operator failed, decided to close the doors and auction off the vacant buildings.
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