A vacant former pub site which has consent for a new care home has been sold. MACC Care Group has acquired the 1.4-acre plot in Shirley in an undisclosed deal and now plans to build a new 72-bedroom home.
It will employ around 90 staff and facilities will include a specialist dementia ward, hair and nail salon, coffee room, cinema and virtual reality room plus an infection-controlled visiting area.
A courtyard garden will also be built along with an area of green space for farming which will allow residents to grow fruit and vegetables and keep livestock.
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The development site, in High Street, was previously home
The care home is the latest planned development by Edgbaston-based MACC Care which already has a number of purpose-built homes in the Midlands.
Gerald Manton, managing director of Birmingham-based GNM Developments which sold the land, said: "We are delighted that MACC Care Group has purchased our latest development site in Shirley.
"GNM has several development opportunities in the pipeline and looks forward to bringing these forward."
MACC Care Group's director Naz Nathani added: "We are delighted with the opportunity.
"Thanks to Gerald for giving us this opportunity and trusting us in delivering their vision for this site."
Business property adviser Christie & Co acted on the deal.
Associate director of care development and investment Sara Hartill said: "GNM Developments is quickly proving itself to be fast-growing healthcare developers with multiple opportunities in the pipeline which we look forward to bringing to market.
"After a highly competitive marketing process, MACC Care Group successfully secured the Shirley-based site and we look forward to seeing the finished product in due course."
