Christie & Co has announced the sale of a site with the benefit of full planning consent in the market town of Midsomer Norton, Somerset, to LNT Care Developments. 

Full planning permission was granted in February 2019 for the construction of a 66-bedroom care home on the 1.3-acre site, which sits within a wider residential development which also includes a new primary school.

Situated to the south of Midsomer Norton’s town centre, the consented care development is well placed to benefit from community amenities and public transport connections.  

Previously owned by Strategic Land Partnerships, the site has now been purchased by LNT Care Developments, the largest provider of carbon-zero, affordable, and high-quality care homes in the UK.

Keeley Sharp, strategic land director at LNT Group, said: “LNT Care Developments is delighted to have acquired this scheme in Midsomer Norton, adding to an established and emerging pipeline of sites across the South West and in line with our strategy to continue to address the shortfall in quality care provision across the UK.

“With planning permission already secured for a 66-bedroom care home, LNT construction has commenced works on site and we look forward to the opening in late Autumn 2024.” 

Simon Steele-Perkins of Strategic Land Partnership, added: “This is a good example of how a vision from 12 years ago can be turned into reality by being patient, doing the ‘right thing’, and meaningfully engaging with all parties over a very long period of time.”