Approval has been recommended for a 60-bed care home in Crowthorne.
The application by Crowthorne Care, a joint venture between REPD Projects Development and Barchester Healthcare, goes before Wokingham Borough Council’s (WBC) planning committee on Wednesday, July 12.
The developer wants to demolish a large home at Oak Dale on a 0.91-hectare site in Lower Wokingham Road to build the three-storey care home. The developer’s research found there to be considerable local need.
A planning need assessment for a care home demonstrated a net need for 338 care home bedrooms with full en-suite rooms in the WBC segment of the market catchment area and a shortfall of 712 full-en-suite bedrooms in the entire local authority area.
The application’s planning statement noted: “There is therefore a considerable existing local need for this development and should carry significant weight in determining the application.”
The approval recommendation requires a s106 agreement to be signed within three months.
The team on the project includes Harris Irwin Architects, REPD on planning and Ubu Design on landscaping.
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