Respite care home at 9 Didsbury Close, Ipswich

“Recommendation Grant planning permission subject to the following planning conditions (briefly): - 1. Development to be in accordance with the approved drawings and the requirements of any succeeding conditions. Use shall be as a respite care home only as per Use Class C2 for up to 3 vulnerable adults and for no other use including within Use Class C2. 3.”

“Prior to first use an Operational Management Plan. shall be submitted and the care home shall be run in accordance with the agreed details. Informatives 1. Sprinklers recommended in development. 1.Proposal 1.1The application seeks planning permission for the change of use of a two-storey house (Use Class C3) to a small-scale respite care facility for vulnerable adults (Use Class C2).”

“-Concerns about parking in an already overloaded road. -More vehicles parked on the pavement presenting a danger to elderly and those requiring pram access. -Increased parking on road would cause major safety risk for emergency services -Will there be disabled parking? -Dangerous for children who play in the road. -Insufficient storage space for bins and bikes. -Concern about street lighting.”

“Councillor Holmes sought clarification on the definition of “vulnerable adults” which was not a planning or legal definition. The proposal was for a care home within use class C2, and the broad nature of the term could potentially cover individuals with mild dementia through to more complex needs, such as substance abuse. Councillor Holmes questioned whether the condition could be strengthened to specify more precisely the category of adults receiving respite care.”

“Councillor Kreidewolf commented that this was a quiet area and recent changes to the traffic layout on Radcliffe Drive had restricted school traffic which would further reduce traffic in the neighbourhood. Councillor Kreidewolf added that facilities of this nature should be located within the community they served, and this site was ideally situated.”

“There was no proposer for the recommendations as set out in the report.”

“Councillor Bartholomew proposed the amended recommendations, and this was agreed.”

“Grant planning permission subject to the following planning conditions (briefly):”

“Development to be in accordance with the approved drawings and the requirements of any succeeding conditions. Use shall be as a respite care home only as per Use Class C2 for up to 3 adults and for no other use including within Use Class C2. Prior to first use of the premises as a care home, details of bin storage/collection arrangements, shall be submitted and approved. 4.”