PLANS to convert a family house into a home for children with learning difficulties has been turned down.
Neighbours are delighted 57 London Road, Benfleet, will not become a home for four young people, aged between ten and 16.
They were concerned the move would affect property prices and increase traffic. Nine letters of objection were sent to Castle Point Council.
One resident, who did not want to be named, said: "I'm very pleased.
"It was really not a suitable place and there's inadequate garden or space for the children and it's on the main road so it's dangerous anyway.
"It should just be a family residence because that's what it was built for and most of the people around here think the same."
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The home would have been staffed 24/7 by people working eight-hour shifts.
Applicant Folashade Balo-gun, of Woodford Green, London, said there was an urgent need for a home for young people requiring residential care in Castle Point.
The claim was backed by social services, but Essex County Council highways department opposed the move saying there was not enough space for a forecourt.
This was supported by a report by Anne Harrison, planning officer for Castle Point Council.
It read: "It is unlikely staff arriving to work an eight-hour shift would go to the effort of putting their car in a garage, visitors much less so.
"In any event, the spaces are locked-in' and cannot be independently used.
"Also, at shift change-overs, additional parking would occur.
"This would mean the driveway and forecourt would become congested."
The plans were turned down because of an "intensification" of parking in the forecourt and a lack of turning space in the driveway.
[quote]there's inadequate garden or space for the children and it's on the main road so it's dangerous anyway.
"It should just be a family residence[/quote]
Yep. That makes sense.
there's inadequate garden or space for the children and it's on the main road so it's dangerous anyway.
"It should just be a family residence
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[quote][bold]Daisy[/bold] wrote:
Four young people between the ages of 10 and 16? Sounds like a family to me,but maybe not in Benfleet! [/quote] The application that was put in stated that it was being requested under nursery school rules. This age group are way over that age.
Daisy wrote:
Four young people between the ages of 10 and 16? Sounds like a family to me,but maybe not in Benfleet!
The application that was put in stated that it was being requested under nursery school rules. This age group are way over that age.
Posted by: R Springfield, Truro on 5:49pm Sun 11 May 08
It is a wonder that the applicant even bothered to put in a planning application for the change of use of this residential property. In many areas they are allowed to operate without any permission whatsoever. The care home business is a gravey train. The operators earn big money from their service users. One company which claims to be a charity currently receives a fee of £19000 per week for one service user.No I have not made a typing mistake. That figure is £19,000 per WEEK, or if you prefer £76,000 per month.Many service users in the older client catagory have previously been in secure institutions. It is government policy to rehouse long term inmates in smaller privately run residential care homes.
It is a wonder that the applicant even bothered to put in a planning application for the change of use of this residential property. In many areas they are allowed to operate without any permission whatsoever. The care home business is a gravey train. The operators earn big money from their service users. One company which claims to be a charity currently receives a fee of £19000 per week for one service user.No I have not made a typing mistake. That figure is £19,000 per WEEK, or if you prefer £76,000 per month.Many service users in the older client catagory have previously been in secure institutions. It is government policy to rehouse long term inmates in smaller privately run residential care homes.
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