A former Isle of Wight care home — which closed last year — could have a new life as flats.
In 2021, Seven Gables residential home, on York Lane, in Totland, was found to be inadequate by Care Quality Commission inspectors who reported unsafe facilities for residents and unhappy staff.
Although it won a good grade in July 2022, it closed just three months later, in October 2022.
The building sold at auction in November 2022, for more than £600,000.
Now, Surrey-based Glycine Holdings wants to change the former 22-bed care home into ten flats, with a mix of one to four-bedrooms, over three floors.
Planning documents submitted to the Isle of Wight Council, by agent Chalkline, say too much work is needed to return the building to care home use.
Instead, work will preserve the most attractive features of the existing building and remedy the more unsightly historical additions, the documents say.
An extension is proposed for the south-west corner of the ground floor and balconies and terraces could be added, to give the flats private outdoor space.
Chimney stacks will be removed and new windows installed.
The former pool area would become extra parking spaces — including EV chargers.
You can view the plans, 23/01539/FUL, on the Isle of Wight Council’s planning register. Comments can be submitted until October 6.
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