‘Complete madness’ – planning bid submitted for 66-room care home in Rushden which will replace 'a key part of our community's heritage'
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The application by LNT Care Developments would require the demolition of ‘Ferrers Mere’, a property that was built in 1896 and purchased by shoemaker John White in 1926. The Leeds-based firm believes that it has identified a need for care beds locally, and cites ‘national and local data which projects significant increases in the population of older people, who will need access to a greater choice and availability of care accommodation’. In a post on LinkedIn, a spokesman for the firm said: “We...

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