Planners have refused permission to build a 75-bed care home in Hatton because of the impact it would have on the Green Belt.

Warwick District Council has rejected the proposed 'Hatton Park Care Home' this week after the application received over 20 objections from local residents and organisations.

The Birmingham Road scheme had been put forward by Solihull-based care providers Belmont Healthcare back in 2020.

But planners said the local area could not support such a big care home.

"In the opinion of the local planning authority, the proposal would not be in close proximity to shops, amenities and public transport as required by the policy," a council report said.

"In addition, whilst care facilities are proposed on site, the local planning authority does not consider that satisfactory primary health care services to serve the residents of the development will be available within reasonable proximity of the site."

Belmont said the care home would be set back and blocked from view by trees (Image via planning application)

In its application Belmont Healthcare said the three-storey care home would "provide a high-quality environment for its residents to enjoy".

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Adding that a public footpath would be built to access Hatton Locks through the grounds of the home.

Belmont had originally planned to build an 'L' shaped home for 80 residents but WDC said it would be too big.

And the application said the revised design should count as a special circumstance to build in the Green Belt.

"People in the UK are living longer, and some elderly people need additional care to live fulfilled lives," it said.

"There is a well-recorded shortage of care provisions to cater for this rise in the older population, both locally and nationally."

But WDC said the plans were inappropriate, adding that there would be harm to the local conservation area.

"In the opinion of the local planning authority the proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of the canal conservation area and the setting of a Grade II listed building," the report added.