Two-child residential home at 88 Stallingborough Road, Healing

The officers’ recommendation

Officers recommended approval because the use would remain residential and would not harm the area, neighbours, highways, safety, ecology or biodiversity.

“It is not considered that there would be adverse impacts on the residential amenity of neighbouring properties, nor additional harm to highways safety, amenity, crime or anti-social behaviour. The general appearance of the property would not be altered and so the visual character of the area would not be harmed. Finally, the safety of the children has been considered acceptable by the Police.”

Officer report

Consultation responses

Highways, Environmental Health, Ecology, Children’s Services, the Safer Communities Officer and the parish council raised no objection or supported the proposal.

“North East Lincolnshire Local Plan 2013-2032 (adopted 2018) PO5 - Development boundaries PO22 - Good design in new developments PO38 - Parking PO41 - Biodiversity and Geodiversity Section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 states "if regard is to be had to the development plan for the purpose of any determination to be made under the planning Acts the determination must be made in accordance with the plan unless material considerations indicate…”

“Environmental Health - No comments. Ecology - Confirms the proposal does not impact a priority habitat, impacts less than 25 square meters of onsite habitat with a biodiversity value greater than zero (as measured by the statutory metric) and is on less than 5 metres of onsite linear habitat so the de minimis condition is met and the proposal is considered to be exempt from the mandatory bio-diversity net gain condition. No known ecological issues.”

Officer report

Objections and public comments

Five neighbours objected over commercial use, parking, trees and hedges, noise, disturbance, anti-social behaviour, staff movements and additional children.

“Neighbours and Public Representations Objections received from 2 Hornbeam Drive, 3 Hornbeam Drive, 3 Grampian Avenue, 86 Stallingborough Road and 90 Stallingborough Road broadly on the grounds of: - Concerns over the change of use of a residential property to a commercial property - Number of car-parking spaces identified within the application documents is incorrect - Incorrect information provided relating to trees and hedges - Concerns over anti-social behaviour, noise…”

Officer report

Who spoke

The agent supported the proposal, describing staffing, risk assessments, management arrangements, inspections, parking and its similarity to a family home.

Members’ debate

Members discussed consultation, the lack of parish council objection and what would be required if more children were proposed.

“Councillor Mickleburgh said that there wasn’t the same concern regarding this application as the previous one. He said that there had also been no objection from the parish council and no concerns raised regarding consultation. Councillor Mickleburgh proposed that the application be approved.”

“Councillor Shutt asked what would happen if the applicant wished to house more children within the property.”

Minutes

The vote

The committee unanimously voted to approve the application with conditions.

“RESOLVED – That the application be approved with conditions.”

“(Note - the committee voted unanimously for the application to be approved with conditions.)”

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