Plans Submitted For New Somerset Care Home

A planning application has been submitted to Somerset Council by JLL Planning on behalf of Liberty Care Developments for a new care home on Marston Road, Frome.

The application seeks to deliver a high-quality, residential care home with 76 bedrooms (all with en-suite, wet room facilities) that will provide 24-hour nursing and specialist dementia care for elderly people with a range of complex needs.

The care home will include communal gardens and a sensory garden as part of a thoughtful landscaping design and provide facilities for residents such as a hair salon, activities room and visitor lounge.

The application has been submitted following extensive pre-application discussions with Somerset Council. Liberty Care has refined the design, ensuring the development is appropriate for its location, attractive both internally and externally, and would not cause harm to neighbouring properties and businesses.

Ashley Heath, Director from Liberty Care Developments said: ‘Having worked through a detailed pre application process with Somerset Council we are delighted the application has now been submitted. The design has been carefully considered and will offer a best in class care facility for the benefit of Frome residents’

Adam Price, planning consultant at JLL, said: ‘The proposal is a logical and sustainable step, providing much needed quality care home provision within Frome which currently offers a very limited modern stock. As demands on care including for elderly people and those with dementia rises, purpose built developments which provide a quality care service continue to increase. This is an important residential product in addressing the wide range of needs across Frome’s population’