Care home approved despite town council objections

The home is primarily intended to provide care for people with dementia, according to developer Towcester Care

A developer has been granted permission to build a three-storey 73-bed care home on the edge of a market town, despite a council's traffic and parking concerns.

Towcester Care will build the facility, which will be principally used for dementia care, within a 3,000-home development in south Towcester, Northamptonshire.

The town council objected, arguing there was insufficient parking at the home that might result in traffic congestion and on-street parking.

West Northamptonshire Council's highways department said the 27 parking spaces provided was enough and the development was approved unanimously by its planning committee.

Each of the 73 rooms will have en-suite bathrooms and residents will have access to a garden

The care home will be built on the corner of Redcar Road and Long Morris, next to a new primary school and mixed-use centre, as reported by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The plans include an outdoor garden for residents, an ambulance drop-off area, three electric vehicle bays and three disabled bays, as well as the parking spaces.

West Northamptonshire Council's highways department said its calculations showed there would be sufficient space for parking, particularly as the facility's residents would not have their own vehicles.

The company's planning agent, Bob Woollard, said the care home would deliver "much-needed care and support for some of the most vulnerable members of our community" and its aim was to "be a true home for its residents".

It will also create 75 full-time equivalent jobs for people, according to the developer.