Plans to extend care home

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Tuesday, 14 January 2020 07:39

By Emily Gill - Local Democracy Reporter

Plans for 24 extra care bungalows, which would form an extension to a Llanfoist care home, have been submitted to Monmouthshire County Council.

Land to the south of Brewers Fayre Restaurant on Iberis Road is the subject of a planning application to provide “much needed care” for people over 55.

The plans include detached and semi-detached one, two and three-bedroom bungalows. The site would also benefit from communal areas and 34 car parking spaces.

Some of the bungalows will have private gardens and all will have a private patio and access to shared communal gardens.

Dormy Care Communities, which operates the nearby Foxhunters Care Community care home, would run the site.

The extra care bungalows form an extension to the Foxhunter Care Community.

The proposed development would benefit from 24-hour emergency support and a range of leisure facilities already provided at the care home. This includes a cafe, pub, hair salon and treatment rooms.

A planning statement says: “Given the provision of care will be determined by the resident’s specific requirements, it is difficult to determine the number of jobs which are likely to be created as a result of the proposed development.

“Notwithstanding, it is considered that circa 20 positions will be created.”

This could include a full-time community manager, part-time maintenance staff, carers for those who live in their own homes and support staff.

Each property would benefit from an internal alarm system, which would link to the community manager.

The bungalows wouldn’t be for sale on the open market and would require occupants to be either in need of a specified level of care or in receipt of a specified minimum package of care services. They would also have to be over 55.

A decision will be made by Monmouthshire County Council in the coming months.