A new care home in Cottam has been approved with developers saying it’s worth £14m to the local economy.

The site in Sandy Lane, Cottam, will see Liberty Care Developments begin construction in the coming months.

Around 70 jobs are to be created by the ‘state-of-the-art’ care home.

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The care home building will have 72 bedrooms and other facilities and a 28-space car park is being constructed.

Managing director of Liberty Care Developments, Andrew Baddeley, said: “We are delighted that members voted in line with the Officer’s recommendation for approval of our proposals for Cottam.

“Currently there is a significant need for modern care homes in the area, and the need for these types of facilities will only increase with an ageing population and people living longer.

“The proposal will deliver high-quality 24-hour care for local elderly residents who can no longer safely live in their own homes. With registered nurses on site and a retained GP, the development will help ease pressures on existing GP surgeries and hospitals.”

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The care home proposal faced objections from Woodplumpton Parish Council who said the plans would ‘scale down’ the local centre proposed for Cottam.

Three letters of objections were also received from members of the public but councillors chose to approve the care home scheme at a meeting of the Preston City Council planning committee on Thursday 7 September.

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