The Vale of Glamorgan Council Cabinet has approved plans to build a care home on a greenfield site opposite existing residential homes on Myrtle Close.

They will construct a block of one and two-bedroom apartments for a currently undetermined number of older residents in a joint venture with Wales & West Housing (WWH) and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

Costing an estimated £20 million, the home will also provide communal facilities including office space for the District Nursing Team and the Vale Community Resource.

The land was allocated for development in July 2017, when it was referred to as a greenfield site.

The scheme aims to address the "challenge of increasing demands on [the Council's] housing and social care services due to an ageing population.

"The demographic change is significant in the Vale of Glamorgan with the 75+ population set to increase by 71% by 2035."

The new home will be situated alongside Oak Court, an existing WWH older persons residential facility, and Ty Dewi Sant, a dementia-friendly care home operated by the Council.

"As good as Ty Dewi Sant and Oak Court have been in the types of care they provide, what was missing was that extra care facility," said Deputy Leader of the Council Lis Burnett.

"To be able to put it onto the same site, alongside some independent living provision, means that older people in Penarth don't have to be worried about what life holds for them in the future."

Speaking this morning to Nub News, Oak Court resident Glynn Hayman voiced his opposition:

"I'm not happy about it being built here. Definitely not. It's not fair to us. Why can't they build it somewhere else?

"At the moment we've got the foxes and the rabbits. Once they go, we've got nothing."

Aside from damage to the environment, Mr Hayman said that he and his fellow residents are concerned about the disruption the development will cause.

"It's a very bad idea. There's going to be noises and lorries and it's going to block this place off.

"We need ambulances and nurses to come back and forth. Once it starts, our life is gone."

Addressing these specific concerns, a spokesperson for the Vale of Glamorgan Council and Wales and West Housing said:

"Thorough consideration will be given to residents living nearby, who will be fully consulted on the proposals as part of the process moving forwards."

Cllr Margaret Wilkinson, Vale of Glamorgan Council Cabinet Member for Housing and Building Services, said the project will enhance the "quality of life" of existing residents:

"This project promises to be a fine example of what can be achieved by agencies working in partnership.

"A modern, integrated development, not only will it provide high-quality accommodation for older members of our community, the on-site health facilities will also offer greater convenience for residents, adding to their quality of life.

"Locating the complex near existing older persons' provision will also perform an important social function by helping to create a community feel for those that live there."

Joanna Davoile, Director of Development at WWH, said: "We are excited to be working in partnership with the Vale of Glamorgan Council and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to develop modern, extra care homes for older people in Penarth.

"This will be WWH's first extra care scheme in South Wales, but the sixth across Wales. We hope this will be a flagship for older persons care and health provisions in the area.

"We plan to provide quality housing where older people can live independently in a flat with their own front door yet have the health, care and support services they need on-site."