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# Burntwood councillors to discuss plan to demolish former medical centre to make way for care facility
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/burntwood-councillors-to-discuss-plan-to-demolish-former-medical-centre-to-make-way-for-care-facility/
- Published: 2022-08-14T06:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-12T10:53:53.000Z
- Description: Plans for a new care facility on the site of a former medical centre in Burntwood will be discussed by councillors next week.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, Health, Planning, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:11, News

Plans for a new care facility on the site of a former medical centre in Burntwood will be discussed by councillors next week.

Dignus Healthcare has [submitted an application to Lichfield District Council](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/former-surgery-in-burntwood-could-become-care-and-rehabilitation-centre/) to demolish the old Burntwood Health Centre building at Hudson Drive to make way for a unit for people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions.

The application will be discussed at a meeting of Burntwood Town Council’s planning committee on 16th August.

A planning statement said:

> “Dignus has identified the site as being suitable to provide accommodation for people living with a learning disability or a mental health condition, due to its suitable site size, and proximity to existing established facilities such as local shops, and demand locally for such a facility.  
>  
> “The development will create approximately 14 equivalent full-time posts.”  
>  
> Planning statement

But the application has drawn objections from some residents. One said:

> “I note that the accommodation can house eight residents and staff. Yet there is only going to be ten allocated car parking spaces.  
>  
> “I can only assume that professionals and visitors will continue to park on the roads which was a long standing issue for myself as a resident with having cars park outside my house all day, blocking my driveway.”  
>  
> Local resident

The Hudson Drive surgery closed following [the construction of the nearby Greenwood Health Centre](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/patients-begin-using-new-3-4million-health-centre-in-burntwood/).

A previous plan to build housing on the site [was withdrawn last year](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/application-to-build-homes-on-site-of-gp-surgery-in-burntwood-is-withdrawn/).