By Lauren Monaghan, Junior Local Democracy Reporter
The site of a birdseed business in a Nottinghamshire village could be demolished and turned into a care home after plans were submitted to the council.
Synergy Care Developments has applied to Rushcliffe Borough Council to build the 72-bed residential care home in the Crescent, a private road accessed from Bingham Road in Radcliffe-on-Trent.
The site is currently used by Walter Harrison & Sons, a division of Pedigree Wholesale Limited, which is a producer and wholesaler of wild birdseed and pet products. The seeds company has been on site since 1906.
Plans would involve demolition of the site to build a three-storey care facility.
The oldest building on the site is a tall brick building known as Harrisons Mill dating back to the 1930s but the mill is currently empty.
Planning papers say the partial or full conversion of the mill building is not feasible because the building is in a “poor state of repair and would require significant investment” to upgrade it.
The proposed operator of the care home is Acacia Care which currently runs six residential care homes across the East Midlands and has plans to open two homes in Hunstanton and Lubbesthorpe next year.
The company also offers respite and dementia care.
If approved, the home will have a modern appearance, built in a ‘T’ shape, with three private residential gardens, a lounge, a dining area and café areas.
The majority of ground-floor bedrooms will have access to their patio.
A car park is included in plans to accommodate 24 cars with two disabled spaces.
The birdseed shop will still operate on site until the end of January when it will relocate to a new unit in the village.
The council will decide on this application at a later date.
