Penwortham care home plans are formally lodged

How the new care home in Cop Lane may look like

A former church hall in Penwortham has formally seen proposals lodged for converting it into a new retirement home.

The development would see the site in of St Mary’s Church Hall in Cop Lane turned into 51 one and two-bedroom retirement apartments.

McCarthy and Stone, one of the UK’s largest retirement housebuilders, has submitted the plans.

They include on-site parking and landscape gardens.

A consultation event was held in September with nearly 120 people viewing the plans.

The developers claim 86 per cent of feedback from the consultation has been supportive of the proposals.

Regional managing director of McCarthy and Stone (North West) said: “We are delighted with the loacal response to our plans for Cop Lane, Penwortham. To date, this has been one of the most well received proposals in the North West, which shows how great the need is for retirement living accommodation in South Ribble.

“We have, at all stages, included residents, the Town Council, local businesses, and community group in the consultation process and I think the final designs we have brought forward are a testament to this.”