COUNCILLORS have unanimously approved plans for a new care home in Lichfield.
The scheme alongside the Lichfield Canal on Tamworth Road will see an 81-bed facility.
Objections have been raised by Lichfield City Council over the “inappropriate location” near the A38 and concerns over the amount of car parking.
But after a report to a planning committee meeting at Lichfield District Council recommended the scheme for approval, members also backed the development.
Cllr Jamie Checkland, Conservative member for Leomansley ward, said:
“I’m always very pleased to see a proposal like this come up because as people get older it’s very important they get the care that they need.
“It also frees up houses – hopefully locally – that can then go back on to the market to keep the chain moving.”
Cllr Hugh Ashton, Liberal Democrat member for Stowe ward, said he had been won over by the plans after initial scepticism.
“When I first saw this application I thought it was a horrible building.
“But then I looked at the 3D scans a little more and I was converted to the view that this is actually quite interesting in that it’s not one massive building, but three buildings so we get rid of any objections as to massing.
“In regards to height, it’s three storeys which is taller than most buildings in the area, but on the Cricket Lane residential development a lot of those properties are going to be two and a half or three storeys, so the skyline will not be broken too badly by this one in comparison.”
Hugh Ashton ( Liberal Democrat) ‘won over’ , Jamie Checkland (conservative) ‘pleased to see plans like this’ . I assume neither of you live close to this hideous building . And it’s ok because more hideous warehouses will be in close proximity along with houses. Also the restoration of the canal will be lost amongst this mess.
Unanimous approved by counsellors. Why are you all letting this happen to Lichfield? Originally Lichfield district council said it was an ‘inappropriate location’ . So what changed?
When are all these bad planning decisions going to stop ?
It will be wonderful just like the Bromford building by Stowe pool. Like a slum slipped in sideways whilst we sleep.
Totally predictable. Without justification or merit. The planning department with its none residential staff now run the council. The members of OUR district council are clearly in need of residentual care. These residential homes are no more than a fleecing process to remove equity from the gullible.
More housing for oap’s? Feels like there is nothing but care homes and over 60’s flats in Lichfield now. The city centre is like a zombie movie