A CARE organisation has unveiled a £3m plan to help older people retain their independence.

Pendine Park has applied for planning permission to build 21 extra care apartments near the town centre in Grosvenor Road, Wrexham.

The two-bedroom flats have been designed specifically for older people, including those with disabilities and other care needs.

The existing Edwardian property dating back to 1908 would be kept and would house one of the apartments and communal areas.

The site is just around the corner from the offices of Pendine Park's domiciliary care company Independent Living.

The organisation is working in partnership with Rossett-based construction firm Rofft Developments.

It also built Pendine Park's flagship Bodlondeb care home which was judged to be the best dementia centre in the UK in 2010.

If the scheme gets the go ahead from Wrexham County Borough Council, work would start immediately with the first residents moving in in the summer of 2015.

Pendine Park proprietor Mario Kreft explained: “The scheme will complement our existing services with the provision of luxury extra care apartments.

“The residents will be able to access all of the services and amenities of Wrexham by living centrally, something encouraged by government policy.”