The complex will have 68 beds, 17 additional care units, 46 parking spaces, including 27 parking spaces for the retirement home and 19 additional spaces for the care units.

The two-and-a-half storey aged care home will be to the east of the site and the single-bed assisted living bungalows will be separate to the west.

A total of 27 letters of objection raised concerns about the number of parking spaces and the potential impact on local medical services and roads.

Malcolm Sniders, chairman of Buckby Meadows Residents’ Association, told West Northamptonshire Council’s (WNC) planning hearing: “The main concern is the provision of parking, both on-site and off-site .

“The staff needed to accommodate these 85 people, as well as their visitors, will surely need more than the 46 places, despite the applicant’s opinion.”