Chester County · Caln Township · #LD-05-26-18913
5030 Horseshoe Pike
Caln Township, PA · 203,211 sq ft non-residential, senior living · 61.0 acres
About this project
A future Lot 2 on about 61 acres in Caln Township would hold nine nursing home buildings totaling 203,211 square feet.
Official description: Proposal for future Lot 2: 9 convalescent home/nursing home buildings totaling 203,211 square feet
- Plan type
- Land development
- Land use
- Nursing Home/Assisted Living
- Status
- Reviewed
Filing history
- 2026-05-15 · #LD-05-26-18913 · Land development · 203,211 sq ft
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
The county record describes a future Lot 2 on about 61 acres at 5030 Horseshoe Pike in Caln Township. It would hold nine nursing home buildings totaling about 203,000 square feet. The township's development page lists this as "Wild Meadows Lot 2." The applicant filed for conditional use and preliminary land development on April 29, 2026, for a convalescent or nursing home.
The same address is also the site of a separate, earlier proposal by a health system for a three-story medical center of about 145,000 square feet on roughly 14.5 acres. The township approved that proposal's conditional use in June 2025 and its final land development in November 2025. The township's page does not say whether the two proposals are related, and no operator for the nursing home was named. The records do not describe what is on the land today.
No news coverage or hearing outcome for the nursing home application was found.
What it could mean nearby
- Nine buildings on 61 acres is a large campus. Traffic and access would likely be reviewed through a traffic study, as was done for the medical center proposal at the same address.
- The site was zoned low-to-medium density residential in the earlier medical center filings, which is why a conditional use approval is needed for a non-residential use.
- No records found describe jobs, school effects, utilities or open space for the nursing home.
Where it stands
As of the township's page, updated October 2026, the nursing home application was filed April 29, 2026. No hearing dates, Planning Commission action or decision were listed. Next usually comes Planning Commission review, a Board of Commissioners conditional use hearing, and then land development approval.
- Apr 29, 2026 Conditional use and preliminary land development application filed for a nursing home at Wild Meadows Lot 2
- Nov 12, 2025 Board of Commissioners granted final land development approval for the separate medical center plan at the same address
- Jun 12, 2025 Board of Commissioners approved conditional use for the separate medical center plan
- Feb 18, 2025 Planning Commission recommended conditional use approval with conditions for the medical center plan
Want to weigh in? The Caln Township Board of Commissioners decides conditional use and land development after Planning Commission review. Residents can comment at those public meetings, and the township website posts agendas and notices.
Around the web
- Upcoming DevelopmentsCaln Township · Oct 20, 2026Lists the Wild Meadows Lot 2 nursing home application filed April 29, 2026, and the separate medical center approvals at the same address.
- Conditional Use Main Line HealthCaln Township · Jun 13, 2025Documents the 2025 conditional use hearing and approval for a medical center on about 14.5 acres at 5030 Horseshoe Pike.
Planning terms explained
- Conditional use
- A use the zoning code allows only after the township's governing body holds a hearing and finds it meets set conditions.
- Preliminary land development
- An early-stage plan review of the site layout, buildings, roads and stormwater before final approval.
- Board of Commissioners
- The elected governing body of Caln Township, which makes final decisions on these applications.
- R-2 zoning
- A low-to-medium density residential zoning district.
Researched by AI from public sources on Nov 1, 2026. It can make mistakes, so check the linked sources and the municipality before relying on it.
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $40.6M
- ~2,032 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~508 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)