Diss: Plan launched for 66-bedroom care home at the site of a former feather factory

Plans have emerged for a 66-bedroom care home at the site of a former feather factory.

The proposals have been lodged with South Norfolk Council and set out designs for the new facility in Park Road, Diss.

Part of the site, which was previously home to the Norfolk Feather Factory, has already been earmarked for a new Aldi supermarket.

The latest planning application submitted by LNT Care Developments seeks permission to build a 66-bed care home and car park.

The site was occupied by Norfolk Feather Factory until 2022 when the luxury bedding firm went into liquidation.

South Norfolk Council granted planning permission for the new Aldi last year and construction is already under way to replace its current supermarket in Mere Street.

Representatives for Tesco objected to the application at the time, claiming the site should not be used for food retail, according to planning policy, and that the council had failed to consider issues arising from the closure of Aldi’s existing town centre store.

However, planning officials reassured councillors that the town centre would remain “relatively vital and viable” regardless of whether the Mere Street store closed down.