Plans for new 72-bed care home submitted

The site of the proposed care home is currently occupied by a birdseed business

Plans to build a 72-bed care home in a Nottinghamshire village have been submitted.

Synergy Care Developments wants to build the facility in the Crescent, a private road accessed from Bingham Road in Radcliffe on Trent.

The site is currently used by Walter Harrison & Sons - a division of Pedigree Wholesale Limited - which is a producer and wholesaler of wild birdseed pet products.

The company has been on the site since 1906 but will relocate to a new unit in January, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said.

If the application submitted to Rushcliffe Borough Council is approved, the existing buildings would be demolished to make way for a three-storey facility built in a "T" shape.

There would be three private residential gardens, a lounge, a dining area and cafe areas, the LDRS added.

The oldest building on the site is a tall brick building known as Harrisons Mill, dating back to the 1930s.

Planning papers say the partial or full conversion of the mill building, which is currently empty, is not feasible because it is in a "poor state of repair and would require significant investment" to upgrade it.

A decision on the application will be made at a later date.