Within the Plan Area proposals for residential care homes or extra care homes will only be permitted where all the following criteria are satisfied:

1. The new care accommodation is located either within the settlement boundaries identified in the  Urban Development Strategy Area or a Tier 1 Main Village
2. On the advice of the Council’s social service and/or housing strategy  and taking into account the extent of existing private and local health authority establishments the proposal will not result in the over provision of care accommodation compared to the needs of the locality
3. The new care accommodation can be adequately serviced
4. It is located within reasonable walking distance of a town or village centre