Golf course care home plan faces being refused

Plans to build a care home on a golf course in Leicester face being refused.

An application to build a 72-bed care home in Evington, near the junction of Stoughton Drive and Gartree Road, is due to be considered by Leicester City Council's planning committee on 25 March after plans were redrawn last year.

The site sits on the Leicestershire Golf Club, which is within the green wedge – a planning designation designed to stop urban sprawl and maintain open land between Leicester and Oadby - and forms part of a local wildlife site.

Officers have recommended councillors reject the bid, with documents claiming the proposal would erode the "predominantly open and undeveloped character" of the area.

Documents also show the council has received 22 letters of objection, as well as a petition signed by 163 residents, with 141 letters in favour of the plans also submitted.

Among supporters is the golf club itself, which argued selling the land could fund a new irrigation system that will contribute to the wider health of the green wedge area.

The final decision on whether to grant planning permission will ultimately lie with councillors, although the club can appeal if they are not happy with the outcome.

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