Plans to demolish a vacant Arnold care home and construct 22 flats and eight houses to are to be considered by Gedling Borough Council.
A three-storey building to incorporate 22 flats would be built on the site of Leivers Court care home, which has been empty since 2019.
The new building would provide supported accommodation, a staff office, and communal hub.
The erection of eight semi-detached dwellings including access, parking and turning at Douro Drive are also planned.
The application for the the development has been received from Pelham Architects, 12-14 Pelham Road, Sherwood Rise, Nottingham acting as agent on behalf of Nottingham Community Housing Association of the same address.
The applicant seeks permission to develop a site, most recently used as Leivers Court care home for the elderly located at Douro Drive, Arnold, Nottingham NG5 8AX which has now been vacant and boarded up since 2019.
A design and access statement provided by Nottingham Community Housing Association in support of the planning application advises that the development will consist of thirty new dwellings made up of 22 one bedroom supported living apartments for young people, 6 two bedroom houses for affordable rent and 2 three bedroom houses, also for affordable rent. There will also be a staff office and communal hub as part of the supported living development.
Further details in the planning and access statement advise that there will be a total of 27 parking spaces broken down as follows: 16 spaces for the 8 houses, 3 visitor spaces and 8 spaces for the supported living apartments. The 8 spaces for the supported living apartments are proposed for the use of care & support staff as well as visitors as it is understood that the service user tenants do not own cars, so there is no parking provided for them.
The existing vehicular access off Douro Drive is proposed to be altered in order to facilitate the new layout with street trees positioned and specified so that visibility splays for parking and vehicle movements are kept uninterrupted.
Further details regarding Planning Application 2023/0598 can be accessed HERE.
