Children’s home at 10 Chiltern Drive, Bury

“Description The application relates to a single storey, semi-detached dwelling located on Chiltern Drive. The property is located at a higher level than the highway that runs along the front of the site. The premises has an existing driveway to the front, that runs along the side of the house to a detached garage/outbuilding at the rear. An area of private residential amenity space is located to the rear.”

“Planning permission is sought for the change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3(a)) to children's residential care home (Class C2). for 2no. children. The proposal seeks alterations to the internal configuration of the dwelling, and proposes 3no. parking spaces to the front of the dwelling.”

“Concerns in raised in relation to the use attracting anti-social behaviour, drugs, and groomers. • Concerns in relation to the management of the home and how children would be supervised. • Concerns that this application will afford a potential future use to house families due to "housing migration".”

“Amended plans received on the 31st October 2025 showing amendments to the internal configuration and clarification of the proposed parking to the front of the site. Amended neighbour letters sent 31st October 2025.”

“The proposal relates to a semi-detached 2 no. bedroom dwelling located within a well-established residential area. The application proposes to provide living accommodation for children in a setting that would be as close to a family environment as practicable. The property would not be required to be extended and permanent residents (i.e. the children) and up to 3no. staff would occupy the dwelling. 2 no.”

“The Management Plan submitted with the application confirms that the home would accommodate a maximum of 2no. children under the age of 18 and would typically be medium to long term placements. Each child will have an individual care plan, risk assessments, and appropriate supervision arrangements. In terms of daily operation the household would seek to follow a normal "domestic" routine including mealtimes, school attendance, homework, recreation and bedtimes.”

“The proposal would require minimal external changes to the existing dwelling to facilitate the change of use through the introduction of a side door within the existing single storey rear outrigger, and the removal of a side door. The internal layout of the dwelling would be amended retaining the 2 existing bedrooms (one staff, one child) and replacing the existing kitchen with a child's bedroom.”

“The existing rear ground floor window associated with the kitchen would be amended to a bedroom window. This window would be screened by existing rear boundary treatments. The existing bedroom windows, and reception and lounge openings would be retained in habitable room use as existing.”

“Statutory/Non-Statutory Consultations Traffic Section - To be reported within supplementary…”

“Environmental Health - Pollution Control - Confirmed no comment.”

“The premises to which this approval relates shall be used for residential care only to a maximum of 2no. children/young persons and for no other purpose (including any other purpose in Class C2 of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (or in any provision equivalent to that class in any statutory instrument revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification). Reason.”

“The use hereby approved shall not be commenced unless and until the access and parking alterations indicated on approved plan reference PL02 Rev B have been implemented in full and thereafter maintained. Reason. To ensure adequate off- street car parking provision, in the interests of road safety pursuant to Policy HT2/4 - Car Parking and New Development of the Bury Unitary Development Plan and Supplementary Planning Document 11 - Parking Standards in Bury.”

“Chiltern Drive, Bury, BL8 1QY 3. That the Committee Approved with Conditions the following application in accordance with the reasons put forward by the Development Manager in the report and the supplementary information submitted along with an additional condition in relation to soundproofing in the interests of residential amenity and subject to all other conditions included:-”

“Chiltern Drive, Bury, BL8 1QY Change of use from residential property (Class C3) to Residential institutions - Childrens home for 2 no children (Class C2)”