Proposals to build new 66-bed care home in Bexhill put forward
A bid has been made to build a new care home in Bexhill.
LNT Care Developments and Arqiva Limited are seeking permission from Rother District Council to build the 66-bed care home for older people on land south of The Barnhams in Collington.
A planning application has been submitted.
The proposed development includes the care home, access, parking, open space, landscaping and ancillary buildings.
Developers said it would create up to 60 new jobs.
A design and access statement by Leeds-based company LNT Care Developments said: “The site is approximately 1.22 hectares in size and currently comprises part brownfield/part greenfield land incorporating telecommunications infrastructure that is now decommissioned and a power substation along the eastern boundary fronting Pages Lane.
“The objective is to provide a character of accommodation that would provide a higher quality of life for residents than more conventionally designed facilities.
“We have built and commissioned over 250 care homes (as of June 2025) and are recognised by National and Regional Care Home operators UK wide for our cutting-edge care delivering ‘design’ and sustainability principles.
“The care home will have a positive impact on the housing stock in the locality by releasing family homes, which older people typically occupy, back into the market. Given the national housing crisis this is a major benefit to the construction of purpose-built care homes which in isolation also adds to the housing stock.
“The care home will provide an important local community service for older people in need of care from within the local community or that have a strong local connection. Furthermore, it would not only provide a service to its future residents but also offer a sustainable support service to the wider developing and local community for families with older dependents in need of care.
“The care home will generate between 50 to 60 new employment opportunities, which is approximately 48 full-time equivalent jobs which will significantly boost the local job market.
“The care home will offer an enhanced choice for social inclusion and wellbeing by structured activities available through use of cinema room, hairdressers, gardening rooms and tearoom by way of example.”
Visit: www.rother.gov.uk/planning and search reference number RR/2026/0059.