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Plans for £15m care home move forward

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A project to build a £15m care home in Derbyshire has moved forward.The county council’s cabinet has approved funding for the development which would replace Hazelwood Home for Older People in Cotmanhay.Plans have been drawn up for a 40-bed care home on the site of the former Bennerley School and the authority has submitted a planning application.He council will now begin the process of finding a contractor.The plans also include 66 extra care apartments and 18 bungalows for rent by local people over 55 which would be developed in partnership with housing provider H21. There will also be a cafe and sports pitch for community use.The designs for the new development on Bennerley Avenue have been drawn up by architects Glancy Nicholls.If permission is granted work could begin in March 2020 and would take up to two years to complete.