96-bed care home to be built between houses and flats

DERBYSHIRE planners have given the green light to plans for a large new care home despite concerns about its size and a feared increase in traffic, safety hazards and noise.

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Planners at Chesterfield Borough Council voted to approve Waterlily Ltd’s planning application to build a three and four-storey, 96-bed care home on the site of the former Derwent House Residential Home, on Ulverston Road, at Newbold.

An agent, representing Waterlily, said: “Any outstanding technical concerns, such as noise, transport or lighting, can be appropriately managed through planning conditions if deemed to be necessary.”