Care Home & Assisted Living Development in Northampton
Status: Pre Application
Application Type: Full Planning Application
Proposal
Muller Property Group is bringing forward proposals for a purpose-built specialist care home and assisted living development on land off Port Road, New Duston, Northampton.
The proposals comprise a 76-bedroom care home alongside 4 assisted living homes, delivering a high-quality mixed-use development designed to respond positively to local housing and care needs.
The care home will provide dementia, nursing, residential and end-of-life care accommodation within a modern and purpose-built environment, specifically designed around best practice dementia care principles.
Arranged across two and three storeys, the development has been carefully designed to integrate sensitively with the surrounding residential character while regenerating a previously developed and underutilised site within the settlement boundary.
The proposals seek to create a sustainable and landscape-led development that delivers both specialist care accommodation and high-quality assisted living homes, whilst enhancing the visual character and functionality of the site.
Location and Access
The site extends to approximately 2.32 acres (0.94 hectares) of land located off Port Road within New Duston, Northampton.
The site occupies a sustainable location close to local shops, schools, healthcare facilities and public transport services, with strong bus connections to Northampton town centre and Northampton railway station.
Historically comprising former industrial and commercial uses, including the former Duston Oils site, the site now presents an opportunity for comprehensive regeneration within an established residential area.
Vehicle access is proposed from Port Road, with potential secondary access opportunities from Knighton Close, subject to detailed design and level considerations.
The site also benefits from strong pedestrian connectivity and proximity to surrounding public rights of way and recreational routes.
Benefits
The proposals will deliver a range of important social, economic and healthcare benefits, including:
- Delivery of a 76-bedroom specialist care home providing dementia, nursing and end-of-life care
- Provision of 4 assisted living homes within a sustainable residential location
- Regeneration of a previously developed and underutilised brownfield site
- Provision of modern, purpose-built accommodation designed around best practice dementia care principles
- Significant investment into healthcare and social care infrastructure within Northampton
- Delivery of high-quality en-suite accommodation and specialist care facilities
- Creation of landscaped gardens and secure outdoor amenity spaces for residents
- New employment opportunities across healthcare, management, hospitality and support roles
- Biodiversity enhancements and new landscaping throughout the site
- Reduced pressure on NHS services through increased specialist care capacity
- Support for local families requiring high-quality elderly care provision close to existing communities
- Investment into the local economy through construction activity and long-term operational employment
West Northamptonshire Council
The proposals respond directly to identified local housing and specialist care needs within Northampton and the wider area.
Demographic trends indicate increasing demand for dementia and elderly care provision, alongside an existing shortfall in modern, fit-for-purpose care home accommodation capable of meeting future healthcare requirements.
The proposals would also support the regeneration of a previously developed site within the settlement boundary, delivering a sustainable form of development that integrates naturally with the surrounding residential area.
Muller Property Group is currently preparing a planning application supported by a programme of technical assessment and stakeholder engagement.
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