Gainsborough Development by Yorkare Homes
INTRODUCTION
Local communities will be at the heart of these plans, ensuring the new development is both beautiful and thoughtfully designed.
The proposals have been carefully shaped to complement the surrounding area, with extensive landscaped gardens, new tree planting, while all boundary trees will be retained to minimise views into the site.
THE SITE
The site covers around 1.67 hectares on the north side of Corringham Road, Gainsborough.
It is surrounded by homes on Beckett Avenue (west) and Woodhill Avenue (east).
This land was once part of the Peacock Hotel, which was demolished a few years ago. The area included a building and car park along Corringham Road, with an overgrown section at the back.
In 2016, permission was given to build 23 houses on part of the site, but this was never carried out.
The former pub car park is now a retail store, while the rest of the frontage along Corringham Road remains undeveloped.
ABOUT YORKARE HOMES
Yorkare Homes is a family-owned, Yorkshire-based care home operator and developer with over 30 years of experience. Consistently ranked among the highest-rated care providers nationally, Yorkare is dedicated to creating modern care homes in welcoming, high-quality environments, with specialist dementia care and exceptional facilities for the future.
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
To provide a building with a complementary street scene and appropriate visual presence to the surroundings.
To maintain and enhance landscaping to provide a structural and amenity setting for the new building and present a soft boundary to the public highway.
To use architectural detail and materials to reflect local character.
THE PROPOSALS
- The plan is to build a two-and-a-half storey Residential Care and Dementia Home on the site.
- The development will include landscaping and car parking, with a new access road from Corringham Road, located to the west of the existing retail store.
- The facility will provide 70 beds in total: 46 for residential care and 24 for dementia care.
KEY BENEFITS AND NEEDS
High-Quality Care Provision
A modern, bespoke care home designed to meet the needs of residents in Gainsborough, providing welcoming and comfortable surroundings.
Exceptional Dementia Care
24 dedicated dementia bedrooms with tailored facilities to support residents living with dementia.
Local Job Creation
The development will create approximately 50 full-time and 30 part-time roles across healthcare, hospitality, and support services, providing valuable employment opportunities for the local community.
- Meeting Local Demand
The most recent purpose-built care home in the area was completed 23 years ago, in 2002. Since then, there has been a significant under-supply of modern, market-standard care home bedrooms, which typically include wetroom en-suite bathrooms. - Currently, there are 356 care home beds in the local and surrounding areas, but only 139 bedrooms (39%) have wetroom en-suite facilities—the minimum standard expected in new CQC-registered care homes.
- With an ageing population and increasing demand for dementia care, there is a clear local need for the additional facilities this development will provide.
Revitalising an Unused Site
Bringing vacant land back into positive community use, while respecting the character of the surrounding area.
Environmental Enhancements
A biodiversity net gain strategy will be implemented, including:
- Large-scale tree planting programme
- Wildlife enhancement areas throughout the site
Thoughtfully Designed Facilities
The care home will include:
- 46 residential care bedrooms
- 24 dementia care bedrooms
- Community rooms, staff areas, and service rooms
- 33 car parking spaces, including 4 EV charging bays
- Cycle parking
NEXT STEPS
Yorkare Homes are now consulting with the local community to hear their views and comments which will help inform and shape the future planning application.
Local communities will be at the heart of plans to make sure that our new developments in their area are beautiful and well-designed.
FEEDBACK
Survey – Yorkare Homes
All comments will be considered as part of the scheme’s development process.
Thank you
We have launched this consultation to inform the community of the emerging plans and to gain feedback that will help shape a future planning application.
