Charterpoint has been given a resolution to grant planning permission for a 72-bedroom care home scheme in Markfield, west of Leicester.
The developer showed there is a growing need for elderly care in the area, with research finding a shortage of care beds and a higher proportion of older residents compared to other parts of Charnwood Borough.
The care home will be mainly two storeys and include en-suite bathrooms, residents’ lounge and dining areas, a café/bar, activity areas, 34 car parking spaces, terraces, patios and landscaped gardens.
The site is north of Leicester Road.
This is the latest care home scheme Charterpoint has secured planning for in Leicestershire, following projects in Thurnby and New Lubbesthorpe.
Giles Nursey, managing director at Charterpoint, said: “We are very pleased to have received a resolution to grant planning permission for this Charterpoint scheme in Markfield.
“We had identified that the area needed a new care home development to cater for a growing shortfall in care provision.
“Charnwood Borough Council has recognised a five-year need for 420 bed spaces and data projects that by 2037, the borough expects a 50% increase in older people living with dementia.”
Nursey added: “This development will create a high quality care home for older people from the neighbouring community, with safe access, on-site car parking, an adjacent bus stop, and on-site biodiversity net gain.
“It will create 35 new jobs, providing a boost to the local job market, and will also free up existing family homes when older residents move into the care home.
“As a specialist developer of care homes and senior living schemes, based in the East Midlands, we are proud to be providing much-needed, best-in-class care accommodation in this location.”
