An artist's impression of the new care home village in Streethay
An artist’s impression of the new care home village in Streethay

Plans have been unveiled for a new care home village in Lichfield.

The scheme, on land alongside the West Coast Main Line on the new Roman Heights development in Streethay, would see 78 apartments and 50 bungalows built alongside communal facilities.

A planning statement said the Streethay Care Village was part of a “larger masterplan” for the area.

“The site is situated to the west on lower lying land.

“The initial brief was to create a central apartment block forming the principal extra care living provision with a series of ‘villages’ providing individual bungalows.

“The brief was expanded and developers in detail with the applicant Keon Homes and the care home operator Bromford Homes.

“The scheme was developed as a single large apartment building with three care ‘villages’ surrounding.

“The road network has been developed to minimise the extent of adopted roads and manage on site traffic to create a safe and attractive environment for residents.”

Planning statement

Full details on the proposals are available on Lichfield District Council’s planning website.

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Nodge
2 years ago

Lichfield: a wonderful place to die alongside 20,000 other old people.

Same old same old same old
2 years ago

Great news. It’s been at least 6 months since a new elderly residential development was announced. How about some diversity of ideas from the planning team please?

Old and Bold
2 years ago

Lichfield Council seems obsessed with building old peoples complexes. How about building low cost houses for the young people.

Ian
2 years ago

Any health care facilities? Unlikely, and yet per resident requirements for healthcare substantially increased.

Simon
2 years ago

LDC needs to wake up. This city will soon be dominated by Care Homes.
No one left to come to what is left of the shopping areas.

John Pullen
2 years ago

I would completely agree with these sentiments. We have seen so much housing for the elderly built in Lichfield over the last few years, when are we going to see some forward thinking from our councillors? Nil investment in retail, entertainment or new ideas, but plenty of encouragement for income from the builders of elderly accommodation, and 4 and 5 bedroom new homes. Come on Lichfield, please think ahead and help younger people stay in the area!

Stephen Sanders
2 years ago

Just in case this didn’t reach you by e-mail……… Dear Editor.

Could you use the power of Lichfield Live to obtain a clear explanation and clarification of the statement – “The road network has been developed to minimise the extent of adopted roads and manage on site traffic to create a safe and attractive environment for residents.” – from the planning authorities.

It would be helpful if the council tax payers knew what the long term implications would be for the older people who are to live in the development and the long term cost to our community.

Your sincerely, Stephen Sanders

Gary
2 years ago

Lichfield – aka old people’s home.

Will
2 years ago

What wrong with this council?? Why do they keep getting elected?!

Rogercan Readwhatotherscant
2 years ago

Scary how many people can’t read details on some of these stories on Lichfield Live. This isn’t the council, it’s a private development that is seeking planning permission as is the way the whole planning system has worked for decades. This isn’t Lichfield District Council, it’s the way it’s done up and down the country. Similarly, you’ll find that a little bit of research will also tell you that this site has always been planned for such a development ever since the housing estate was approved. So many people read a story about a planning application and go into council bashing overdrive. The way planning works is that people submit applications and the council either approve or reject (and then get over-ruled by the Inspector or the Minister of State if they don’t have good grounds to do so). If they reject based on a ‘residents say there’s no need for another care home’ then it’ll be the cost of an expensive legal appeal if it’s been rejected on a reason that isn’t part of planning policy but one that Keith on the internet says is a good enough reason.

Also @Stephen Sanders, do you really need someone to tell you what that means??? As few roads as possible and those that do exist are there to minimise the chances of the elderly residents becoming a bonnet ornament.

Philip
2 years ago

They should be building lunatic asylums. The council could hold their meetings there.

Sue
2 years ago

Good grief not a another old persons facility…. I’m getting on myself but I’d like to live in a city with accommodation for all ? Surly enough an enough l despair of Lichfield council…. They will build it anyway so how ever much people object they won’t listen ….

Anna Leggett
2 years ago

I fully appreciate Lichfield is a lovely city for retirement.
However we need doctors and dentists and facilities locally for cancer care etc.
Ther is no planning for the care that all of these older people are going to need.
We also need a younger work force to physically care for the elderly.
Is anyone on the council making preparation for the needs of a deteriorating society on the scale you are housing?

Zoë
2 years ago

Can we actually have some accessible housing for younger disabled people? I’m currently on the housing register to try and find a suitable property but every bungalow/accessible house/flat all has age restrictions! I’m 23 and the housing is restricted to over 55s how is this helping?!

P
2 years ago

What’s the average age in Lichfield? 90?

RogerN
2 years ago

Many of the comments submitted about this proposal seem to direct criticism against Lichfield D C. Why ? This proposal is not associated with the Council. They can’t decree who submits an application or what is applied for. They are only the local planning authority charged with considering the planning aspects of any scheme that has been submitted by any applicant. The Council staff are required to consider the Application under a “NATIONAL” Planning Policy Framework and local policies. It may yet be refused, so why pillory them at this stage ?

At Roger N
2 years ago

@ RogerN – you know full well it won’t be refused. There are at least 20 other elderly care facilities within a 5 mile drive of this site. How many do we really need? What about facilities for other groups of our society? I think the point most are making is the LDC could refuse this and other but they don’t or won’t. It is weak and lazy.

Chris
2 years ago

Just hope those that be that if this project is accepted they consider the lack of Welfare Care for the Elderly. GP,s registers full to overflowing. No A&E facilities, nearest Hospital Miles away. Again carriage before the horse. Infrastructure, Infrastructure!…

Philip
2 years ago

@RogerN….. If you have attended Lichfield Distract Planning Committee meetings you will have seen the paucity of debate that takes place; especially on larger developments where backroom employees provide documentation often running to many hundreds of pages which few have read or understand. The argument seems to be that if they don’t endorse the applications then higher authorities will do so on appeal. If the council will not make a case for the demographic imbalance the city is now developing then that does make the comments on here relevant. The developers will not listen and nor will the government so who else can you appeal to?
Many consequential difficulties arise from over development which many are already finding in infrastructure and services. This is a knock on effect of the decisions the council makes.

Steve
2 years ago

@Philip, why can’t more sensible people like you become councillors and change things at LDC? God knows they need some brains and imagination. There’s no vision or ambition for Lichfield whatsoever. I’m considering taking steps to become one myself. If the people of the Lichfield District don’t make a change, who will?

Amanda Corbett
2 years ago

Unbelievable!
It’s going to end up like Bournemouth or Eastbourne. Come to Lichfield to die. Bugger the young people who can’t afford to set up home here, no, open the flood gates to the oldies, they’ve got lots of dosh, and they’re no bother to anyone.
Let the NHS deal with them, just what they need, more pressure.
While the city slowly dies and young families struggle.
And what about the dozens of buildings lying empty, The Police Mutual for a start, surely that could be developed into something useful… Oh no… let’s knock that down and build a load more homes for the oldies!

TorysRuinEverything
2 years ago

Perhaps if people stopped voting Tory then we wouldn’t have a planning framework which is so heavily biased towards the needs/wants of the greedy developers. The planners can only work within the framework they’re given. As someone said earlier, if they refuse a scheme like this it ends up getting approved anyway by the Secretary of State. LDC can’t win. #benicetoplanners

Lolly williams
2 years ago

The ageism and nastiness towards older people on here is astounding

Response to TorysRuinEverything
2 years ago

So funny, perhaps Labour would do better?

Mr T
2 years ago

The problem is councillors and the leader. In other councils where there is command and control by members then officers are told to go away and find a way to object . On Lichfield councillors rarely even speak out on planning matters relying on officers to dictate policy and procedures. When you look around in neighbouring authorities councillors have more balls and instruct officers to go away and find a planning reason that will stand up against challenges This is why Lichfield has become a dumping ground for planning applications no one else wants… The answer is more Independents , labour is weak and small in Lichfield and is no way near ever being a true opposition. If in the coming elections some independents would stand then that may change the current situation where the council and its officers are instructed what is wanted in Lichfield rather than Lichfield being told what it can and cannot have

Doreen
2 years ago

Does anyone know what’s happened to the now empty police mutual offices ?

Simon
2 years ago

@doreen, it’s going to be the new head office for the co-op replacing the one on Eastern Avenue