A Grade II listed building in Croxley will be converted into a nursery after Three Rivers District Council (TRDC) granted planning consent.
Until recently, Croxley House was utilised as a care home. Following a Care Quality Commission inspection which rated the home as ‘Inadequate’, the care home closed in February 2021.
Last month, architects Gibson Thornley were given consent to remodel and extend the house, which they will convert into a nursery for 120 children under the local Boys & Girls Nursery group.
A spokesperson for Gibson Thornley stated: “The proposals seek to repair and reinvigorate an historically important building at the heart of its community. The proposals attempt to enhance the existing building, which has been under-loved and extended clumsily in the past. The proposal [will] bring legibility back to the building at its setting, providing a generous venue. A new landscape setting improves the local context and amenity.”
All 121 comments on the TRDC planning portal are in support of the change.
One resident commented: “It would absolutely be an asset for Three Rivers to have more nurseries like this, especially in the area of Croxley Green.”
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