Leading specialists want to build 'high-quality' 66-bed care home in Mansfield

LNT Care Developments, based in Leeds, wants to build a two-storey, 66-bedroom home at Lindhurst that would cater for elderly people, including some with dementia.

The long-standing company has submitted a planning application to Mansfield District Council for the home, complete with access, car parking, landscaping and ancillary buildings, on a plot of former agricultural land between the A6117 and the A617 at Berry Hill.

LNT describes itself as “a renowned specialist which provides high-quality residential care homes with excellent environments that promote independence and wellbeing among residents".

It currently has a portfolio of more than 300 homes across the Midlands, Yorkshire and the south and says all of them are “fit for purpose and future-proofed, with every thought given to the quality of life of our residents”. They are all also currently rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission.

LNT says the Berry Hill home, which would create 58 jobs, including for 22 care assistants, would be “very much a local community facility”, with all the residents coming from the Mansfield area.

In a planning statement, submitted to the council, it says the home “would positively enhance the character of the surrounding area, while also offering an important local community service and employment” and “bring economic benefits”.

The home would also feature landscaped gardens, an enclosed courtyard and 27 parking spaces.

The scheme is now being considered by the council’s planning officers, who have set a deadline of Thursday, August 22 for a decision or recommendation.

Other planning applications received by the council in recent days include these:

7 Dorset Way, Mansfield – single-storey rear extension.

33 Heatherley Drive, Forest Town --single-storey rear extension.

The Manor, High Oakham Park, Mansfield – oak-framed car port.

48 Crompton Road, Pleasley – extension and alterations to the rear of existing dwelling.

4 Clipstone Avenue, Mansfield – remove existing tiles and battens to the main roof, garage and outbuildings, and re-roof.

Sanglier Ltd, Bleak Hill Way, Mansfield – installation of an additional LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) storage tank with capacity of 9,000 water litres/3.9 tonnes.

Members of the public can post their comments on any of the planning applications here.