There is still a chance for residents to have their say on the new £10 million adult care facility in Plymouth, a service that will support adults with learning disabilities by offering a combined day and respite service in one central location.
The state of the art, modern and accessible building is being designed specifically to support people with a wide range of disabilities and complex needs. It will include 12 en-suite bedrooms and six self-contained apartments with their own courtyard gardens to offer short respite breaks.
The facility will also include different spaces for activities such as sensory rooms, art rooms, gardens, and a kitchen.
Located on the site of a disused depot on Outland Road, which was once home to the council’s parks department, the facility will benefit from easy access to Central Park as well as strong transport links throughout the city.
The consultation launched earlier this year, with drop-in events and an online survey, and the survey has now been re-opened following requests for further information about how the council will make the facility as low carbon and sustainable as possible.
Councillor Mary Aspinall, Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care, said:
“A lot of hard work has gone into designing this new centre of excellence and I hope that others will agree that it will not only improve our existing adult social care offer, but it will also transform a disused piece of land at the edge of Central Park.
“Supporting our must vulnerable residents, and their families is the utmost importance to the council. I believe that this new centre will be an excellent addition to the city.
“In addition, I am pleased that the facility will have strong environmental credentials, using low carbon materials, built to minimise heat loss, providing as much on-site renewable energy as possible, and improving nature and biodiversity on-site.”
Once built, the centre will replace the current daytime support offer at The Vine in Whitleigh and the respite provision offered by Colwill Lodge in Estover.
An online consultation is available until the September 17 at: https://plymouth-consult.objective.co.uk/public/jcasc/asc_cp2023.
Demolition of the existing depot buildings on the site was carried out earlier this year. A full planning application is due to be submitted this autumn, ahead of the procurement for the construction of the new facility.
