PLANS have been submitted to turn a care home that was branded inadequate by a care watchdog into a private home.

The Brontë Park Care Home in Haworth closed in July 2017 after a devastating report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

The Grade II-listed building, which lies off a long drive from Bridgehouse Lane and overlooks the Worth Valley between Haworth and Oxenhope, was home to 24 residents.

It specialised in caring for people suffering from dementia.

CQC inspectors visited the home in April and May 2017 and identified eight breaches in regulations regarding issues such as staffing, fit and proper persons employed, safe care and treatment, safeguarding, person-centred care, dignity and respect, and good governance.

Inspectors said staff were "kind and caring" but some practices in the home "showed a lack of respect for the people who lived there".

The inspectors said the overall quality had declined significantly since the previous inspection in February 2016, when the home was classed as requiring improvement.

They gave owners six months to make improvements to protect the safety and welfare of residents but the decision was taken to close the centre.

Planning documents say the owners have now decided to convert the building, known as Woodlands, back to residential use.

There are plans to turn the home into an 11-bedroom property, with a separate study, dining room, lounge and sitting room. There is also a lift.

Proposals also include the installation of electric gates and new stone gate piers midway down the drive near an existing bridge over the railway line. And there are plans for internal alterations, including the removal of existing partition walls and the creation of en-suite bedrooms.

The annex will be turned into guest bedrooms with separate lounge areas.

The application says the 800 sqm property, which was a nursing home for many years, will become a single house.

Work will also be done to upgrade the existing timber windows with sash cords, carry out refurbishments and create new openings for doors.

The building falls within the Howarth Conservation Area, which was established in 1971. The area was expanded to include Bridgehouse Lane in 1978.

Planning documents say the scheme aims to preserve the special character of the area as well as maintaining and improving the quality of the environment.

The owners were approached for a comment.