Hucknall’s derelict former police station will be knocked down and the site turned a care home after the plans were approved by council officials. Developer Preferred Homes Limited (PHL) submitted the plans to Ashfield District Council in November 2021.
The company had planned to transform the disused Watnall Road site into a 73-bed ‘extra care’ home. Now, Ashfield District Council’s planning department has approved the plans in a delegated decision – meaning a public meeting was not needed to pass them.
The site will now be knocked down to build a three and four-storey building, including 67 one-bedroom and six two-bedroom apartments. Planning papers reveal each apartment will be self-contained and include a combined kitchen, living and dining room, one or two bedrooms, and a bathroom.
