A development application was lodged to Maitland council in November by the McCloy Group for a large seniors living centre in Thornton.

The proposed lot formerly used as a clay quarry at 107 Haussman Drive has remained vacant since the closure of the Metford Brickworks in 2006.

The project includes plans for 156 two- and three-bedroom villas, with the majority being single storey and some multi-level to accommodate the slope of the site.

In a statement of environmental effects lodged with council, it is proposed the Thornton site would include a community centre, bowling green, playground, men’s shed, and caravan and RV storage.

In conjunction with the McCloy Group’s other Maitland retirement village proposal at Rutherford, the two projects would bookend the east and west sides of Maitland with sizable retirement villages.