OWCH SCHEME FINALLY WINS PLANNING PERMISSION 9 APRIL 2013

Rejoice with OWCH!  Celebrate a major milestone! Be amazed at the sticking power through thick and thin of a group of determined older women!

Barnet Council has given the Older Women’s Cohousing Company (OWCH) a green light to get on with developing our (now) 25 flat, mixed-tenure project in Union St. High Barnet. The site, adjacent to the High Street, local amenities and transport routes, is the best site we have ever encountered.  We anticipate that we will see final completion by late 2015 or early 2016. This is still a long haul - but at least there will be some action!  We have every chance now of being the very first senior cohousing community in the UK, setting a trail for others to follow, and vindicating the long, long journey we as a group have had to make to determine our own lives and structure our own futures [MORE....]