New development, offering a range of services for the elderly, could be complete by 2021

Businessman reveals plans to create a £25m `care village’ at Westerfield House, on the edge of Ipswich.A £25million project for a “care village” on the edge of Ipswich providing homes for 200 people has been unveiled by a local businessman.Mac Khan wants to transform an eight acre site at Westerfield House into the care village, creating up to 200 jobs.He already operates Grade II listed Westerfield House, a former hotel, as a care home and now wants to develop the site further, creating a care village in a £25million project.If approved by planners, the care village would include Westerfield House, a 37 person dementia unit, which has already been granted planning permission, 147 purpose-built extra care apartments for people aged 55 years and over and a range of health and community facilities. It is expected to create 150-200 new jobs.Mr Khan took over the former hotel five years ago and renovated and converted the building to its new use.