Issue - meetings

Change of use of property from a residential dwelling house (C3) into a Residential Children's Home (C2) looking after children and young people with emotional and behavioural disorders (EBD) between the ages of 8 and 17 years.

Moses Musaka, the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

The Development Manager informed members that since the publication of the report, an additional representation had been received from Bestwood Village Parish Council on 6 Lacewood Close, expressing similar concerns to those contained within the report around how the home would be operated.  He added that as the applicant had confirmed, the operation of the home would be controlled by OFSTED.

He went on to inform members that as the next three applications on the agenda were linked, he would briefly outline the broad policy considerations relating to LPD 39 which applied to all three, before looking at the applications in turn as they were all very similar.

He then went on to introduce the report.

The recommendation to grant planning permission was not carried and therefore the Chair proposed an adjournment so that a revised recommendation could be drafted by officers.

The meeting was adjourned at 6.47pm

The meeting resumed at 6.52pm

The Director of Place proposed the following reason for refusal, contrary to officer recommendation:

1.     The proposed change of use, if approved, would lead to an over-concentration of similar C2 uses within one cul-de-sac. This is likely to result in a significant adverse impact on the character of the area. The proposed change of use would therefore be contrary to Policy 39 of the Local Planning Document (2018).

The revised recommendation was carried and it was

RESOLVED:

TO REFUSE PLANNING PERMISSION for the following reason:

1.     The proposed change of use, if approved, would lead to an over-concentration of similar C2 uses within one cul-de-sac. This is likely to result in a significant adverse impact on the character of the area. The proposed change of use would therefore be contrary to Policy 39 of the Local Planning Document (2018).