Osprey House in Redditch new care home plan submitted

The application, which was submitted by MACC Group Ltd to Redditch Borough Council, would see a three-storey care home built at the Osprey House site on Albert Street. 

According to the planning statement, Osprey House was last used as an educational facility by Heart of Worcestershire College. 

The college acquired the site in July 2010 and vacated in May 2022 when it relocated to its Bromsgrove campus during the pandemic. 

The building has remained unoccupied since then and is no longer required by the college.

The applicant said: "This application seeks planning permission for the demolition of Osprey House and the erection of a 98-bed three-storey care home.

"The proposed care home has been developed to be a homely, safe and comfortable environment with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, allowing residents to live an enhanced quality of life.

"The proposal will meet the National Minimum Spatial Requirements as defined in the Care Standards Act 2000, and the Care Quality Commission standards."

An application for the care home was previously submitted in 2023 and later approved, but the applicant has now updated its proposed scheme. 

This includes demolishing Osprey House rather than converting it into 33 supported living apartments with there no longer being any proposed apartments. 

The number of beds at the fully bespoke care home will also be increased by 15 from 83 to 98 beds. 

The underground parking is to be removed and all parking will be at surface level.  

There will be a significant increase in landscaping and amenity areas.

The applicant added: "The reason for this alternative application is because the applicant has reconsidered the demand for elderly accommodation in the Borough, and a care home with additional rooms would be better suited at this location."

To view the full planning application search 25/00745/FUL on the Redditch Borough Council planning website.