New care home on Asylum Road
Southwark councillors are currently discussing significant delays to the planning application for a new care home on Asylum Road.
Southwark councillors are currently discussing significant delays to the new care home project on Asylum Road, which aims to address a shortage of nursing care. In October 2026, Councillor Esmé Dobson, Shadow Deputy Member for Adult Services, expressed frustration at a Health, Adult Social Care and Community Safety Scrutiny Commission meeting, stating the planning application submission has been pushed back by a year to the end of Quarter 4 of the 2027-28 financial year.
The project involves Andover Care Ltd building and operating the care home at 128-148 Asylum Road and 133-137 Queens Road. Southwark Council approved the disposal of land for the development in October 2025, agreeing to an agreement for lease and a 999-year lease with Andover Care Ltd. The original target opening date was late 2029, with construction planned between 2027 and 2029.
Key facts
- The planning application submission for the Asylum Road care home has been pushed back to the end of Quarter 4 of the 2027-28 financial year. Source
- This represents a year-long delay from the original anticipated timeline for the planning application submission. Source
- Southwark Council approved the disposal of land for the new care home on Asylum Road in October 2025. Source
- The council will enter into an agreement for lease and a 999-year lease with Andover Care Ltd. Source
- The target opening date for the care home was late 2029, with construction planned between 2027 and 2029. Source
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