The development would see a two-storey building constructed on the outskirts of the city on a site which has seen the subject of a series of planning applications during the last two years.

However, the most recent proposals for outline permission for the care home were granted by York Council in January, and more detailed plans are due to go before the authority on Thursday.

Councillors on the east area planning sub-committee have been urged by the authority's officers to give the go-ahead for the one-acre development on land to the south of Centurion Park near the Clifton Moor trading estate.

Planning officers say the estimate of 60 new jobs "seems reasonable" after researching similar developments in the city. A care home which was approved four years ago for a similar sized plot off Manor Lane in Rawcliffe was expected to create about 68 full-time equivalent jobs, according to development control officer Michael Jones.

Residents living near the site of the proposed new home have raised concerns over the amount of parking that would be provided amid fears that vehicles would spill out onto the surrounding streets.

But the 17 parking spaces which would be provided are within council guidelines, and a scheme to encourage the use of public transport is also planned.

The home would be another much-needed facility to help cope with the growing demands of care for the elderly in York, which has emerged as a prime location for retirement because of its good quality of living.

It has been estimated that the financial pressure for care services from the elderly in the city will cost an extra £7m annually by 2020 – a 43 per cent increase on the current level of expenditure if no contingency plans are put in place.