Hallmark Luxury Care Homes has been granted planning permission to build a care home on a two-acre site in Woodford Green, East London.

Hallmark will transform the unused land acquired in 2022 from Guide Dogs for the Blind into a 110-bed, residential, dementia and nursing care home.

Hallmark will create a retirement living offering called The Residences comprising suites with kitchenettes, with amenities including fine dining and concierge services.

Hallmark Luxury Care Homes’ managing director of Aneurin Brown said: “The care home in Woodford Green represents an exciting period of growth for us after recently opening two homes in Somerset and West Sussex, and we are very pleased to help meet the growing demand for specialist care in the area.

“The development will provide local residents with a place where they feel safe and supported to live an active and fulfilled life and we are looking forward to creating a luxurious and homely, new care community.”

The development will be Hallmark’s 25th care home.