Plans submitted for 80-bedroom extra care home in Penkridge
- Chris Shepherd
- 1 day ago
- 3 min read
Plans have been submitted to build an 80-bedroom extra care home at Old Drayton Farmhouse in Penkridge.
The application has been submitted to South Staffordshire District Council by Keon Homes Ltd.
The site is on Stafford Road, Penkridge, ST19 5RD. The application, reference 26/00359/FULM, was received on Tuesday 21 April 2026 and validated on Wednesday 13 May 2026.
The proposal includes the demolition of the existing farmhouse, the retention of an outbuilding and the construction of an 80-bedroom extra care home. The plans also include access from Stafford Road, parking, communal amenity space, landscaping, earthworks, sustainable drainage and other associated work.
Planning documents say the site covers 0.62 hectares and currently includes Old Drayton Farmhouse, outbuildings and land around the property. The site is to the north of Penkridge and directly east of Stafford Road.
The proposed extra care home would include 80 bedrooms, with 26 on the ground floor, 27 on the first floor and 27 on the second floor. Plans also show facilities including lounges, a quiet room, cafe and reception area, hair salon, cinema room, family room and landscaped courtyard.
The Design and Access Statement says the development would provide specialist accommodation for older people and would include communal areas and outdoor space for residents. It also says the building has been designed as a 2.5-storey L-shaped layout, with gabled roof features and materials intended to reflect the local area.
The plans include 34 parking spaces in total, including two accessible bays. The site would be accessed from Stafford Road, with parking along the western side of the site.
Planning documents say the current farmhouse and site have some local heritage interest, but describe Old Drayton Farmhouse as a non-designated heritage asset of low significance. The documents do not give an exact age for the farmhouse. They say historical mapping shows the site in 2003, when it underwent a retrofit barn conversion and the addition of associated outbuildings.
The planning history for the site includes a certificate of lawfulness for residential use of land and mixed residential and agricultural use of access, approved in January 2004. It also includes approval in 2005 for the reinstatement of a barn and stable, and approval in 2006 for an extension to the existing cottage and conversion of outbuildings to additional linked accommodation.
A community engagement statement says around 480 leaflets were delivered to nearby homes as part of a consultation by Keon Homes. The consultation received 14 responses in total, including 13 through the website and one by email.
Of those who answered the question about support for the scheme, four said yes, four said no and four said they supported it to an extent. The statement says concerns raised included the height of the building, parking, pressure on local services, the design and the impact on the countryside outlook.
An ecology report says the farmhouse was assessed as having moderate bat roosting potential. It says further dusk emergence surveys are required before demolition works, with a licence needed from Natural England if a bat roost is found.
The application is currently awaiting a decision.
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