Vacant Rhos on Sea Care Home Could be Rebuilt with 50 Ensuite Bedrooms for Elderly Residents

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A vacant care home in Rhos on Sea could be rebuilt, offering 50 ensuite bedrooms for elderly residents, according to a planning application submitted to Conwy County Council. Firtree Healthcare Limited, led by lan Khanijau, has applied to demolish the existing property and construct a new purpose-built care home with communal living and dining areas, as well as staff areas. However, neighbours have raised concerns about noise and traffic, citing increased parking needs and potential environmental impacts.

Key Takeaways:

  • The proposed new care home would provide 50 individual rooms, with communal living and dining areas, amenity areas, and staff spaces.
  • The home has been closed since 2018 due to "viability issues".
  • Neighbours have raised concerns about noise and traffic, citing increased parking needs and potential environmental impacts.
  • The development would create around 35 jobs.
  • Colwyn Bay Town Council has raised no objections, but advised Conwy to ensure sufficient parking is allocated on site.
  • The plans will likely be debated at a future Conwy planning committee meeting.
  • The new care home would have seven parking spaces and an ambulance bay.

Statistics:

  • 50 ensuite bedrooms would be available in the new care home.
  • The development would create around 35 jobs.
  • The care home has been closed since 2018.
  • Seven parking spaces, including an ambulance bay, would be provided on site.
  • The new care home would be 2.5-storey high with dormer windows to serve the bedrooms within the roof space.

Sources:

  • Firtree Healthcare Limited's planning application to Conwy County Council
  • Conwy County Council's planning department
  • The letter from neighbours Ruth and Mike Mulvaney to Conwy County Council
  • Colwyn Bay Town Council letter to Conwy County Council