Decision made over 66-bedroom care home plan for Penwortham
The plans attracted 19 objections.
A decision has been made on plans for a new care home in Penwortham that could create up to 60 jobs.
They said it would "make an important contribution towards meeting identified needs" for both general residential and dementia care, but locals registered 19 objections - over parking, scale, height and massing, concerns over noise and flooding and drainage.
However, planning officials at South Ribble Borough Council (SRBC) have approved the plans - subject to conditions and a section 106 agreement to secure on site Biodiversity Net Gain.
Conditions include that no machinery, plant or powered tools will be operated outside the hours of 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday or 9am to 1pm on Saturdays. No construction shall take place at any time on Sundays or nationally recognised Bank Holidays. The same restrictions apply for construction material deliveries to the site.
How will it look?
The proposed two storey building will be ‘H’ shaped with a maximum length of 56 metres by 43m. The roof will have a maximum ridge height of 8.85m.
The proposed car park is to provide 26 spaces, include two disabled spaces to the immediate front of the building and six bays with electric charging points to the southwest of the parking area, two motorcycle bays and a cycle store. There wil be an ambulance drop off/pick up area to the frontage in addition to the parking provision and vehicular and pedestrian access will be off Saxon Place.