The new care home on Ashby Road in Coalville is expected to be completed in 2026.

Insider Media reports that Deeley Group has acquired the site of the former Tiles 4 Less store in a deal arranged by Mather Jamie.

The move paves the way for the development of the care home. 

Deeley Group has agreed a deal with Exemplar Health Care to create a facility which will provide care for adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities, and physical disabilities.

Work is underway to demolish the existing buildings to make way for the care home, which will feature 36 en-suite bedrooms split across three units.

A second bid to build a new Coalville care home was approved last month in spite of traffic safety and heritage concerns.

Exemplar Health's first attempt to gain permission was rejected a year previously amid concerns about its 'unacceptable' and 'obtrusive' nature.

The new plan, submitted to North West Leicestershire District Council last April this year, once again looked to demolish several vacant business units to create space for the centre, including on what opponents said was the historic home of the National Coal Board Mines Rescue Fire Station.

The Snibston Heritage Trust said this station served all Leicestershire coal mines in the 1960s and was most recently a Tiles 4 Less supplies store.

Concerns were again raised to the council about the potential heritage impacts of the care home scheme, with the Snibston Heritage Trust claiming the loss of the important fire station "could not be overstressed". 

Ward councillor Craig Smith also feared the development could exacerbate already 'dangerous' parking conditions in Ashby Road. 

He claimed there was 'already a huge problem with on-street parking' in the area.

Eleanor Deeley, joint managing director at Deeley Group, said: "As demand for high-quality, complex care grows, we are delighted to have been able to secure a site to deliver this for those in Coalville and the surrounding areas."

The scheme is anticipated to be completed in 2026.

Sam Tyler from Mather Jamie said: "This will be an exciting development for Coalville and ensure valuable brownfield land is utilised to deliver much-needed local services which in turn will also create employment opportunities."

• Additional reporting by Hannah Richardson.