Council planners have given the green light for a Kenilworth-based charity to install temporary hoardings around a building it is aiming to turn into a "world class" care home.

Southfields on Lillington Road was purchased by WCS Care last year, with the charity set to breathe new life into the former retirement home.

Having sat empty for a number of years, the Lillington building is planned to be turned into a 58-bed care home.

WCS Care bought the site and said it was a "key milestone" in its plans to expand its award-winning model of village-style care.

Empty for over five years, Southfields offers a "rare opportunity" to bring an underused building back into meaningful use, it said.

The 1.26 acre site will help generate 85 new jobs.

A planning application for the development of the home is yet to be approved by Warwick District Council.

In the meantime, WCS Care has been given permission to install temporary hoardings around the site to protect it.

"The proposals consist of the three differing hoarding types to be installed across the site boundaries," the latest submission said.

"The type, scale and location of hoarding has been dictated by recent activity of intruders on site, reoccurring vandalism and anti-social behaviour."

WCS Care operates a number of care homes across Warwickshire.

The design for Southfields includes small, self-sufficient households supported by consistent staff teams, along with a central plaza offering communal spaces such as shops and a launderette - all aimed at creating a homely, active and engaging environment for older people.

There will be eight in total with four on each floor.

Each household will include between four and 11 en-suite bedrooms.

Signing off on the plans, a council report said: "The proposed development is considered to have an acceptable impact upon the character and appearance of the area and adjacent conservation area, with the temporary installation set to be secured by a specific condition.

"The proposal is considered to have an acceptable impact on neighbouring amenity and will also have an acceptable impact on highway safety following the submission of amended plans which have addressed the initial concerns raised by the local highway authority."

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