Planning approved for new Clitheroe care home

Plans to build a new 70-bedroom care home on 1.1 acres of land in Clitheroe have been approved.

Ribble Valley Borough Council unanimously approved the proposals put forward by Muller Property Group.

The three-storey care home will provide 70 ensuite bedrooms as well as a café/bistro, cinema, hair and nail salon, plus private dining rooms. It also features communal day spaces and a large, secure garden for residents.

The plans include clearing existing commercial properties on the former Pendle Mill site, which sits to the north of Pendle Road. 

Worthington Brougham Furniture, which is currently located at the site, will remain trading there until the end of 2023 before moving to a warehouse outlet in January 2024. The business, which sells ex-display sofas and other home furniture items, will also open an additional showroom in Chorley in 2023.

The completed care home facility is expected to create around 70 full-time jobs across a variety of disciplines and roles, including nurses and carers, managerial, maintenance and other ancillary roles.

Colin Muller, chief executive of Muller Property Group, said: "It’s no secret that the UK is facing a housing crisis and remains in desperate need of suitable, modern accommodation for our elderly population. We are therefore delighted that Ribble Valley Borough Council has approved our proposals for this site in Clitheroe.

"This care home will provide premium accommodation for residents with an array of on-site facilities, forming a new community within Clitheroe. Active residents can enjoy the benefits of living just 800 metres from the town centre and we look forward to bringing this development forward."