Children's home at 8 Winn Road, Southampton

The site and surroundings

The site is a detached two-storey house on a large plot near The Avenue, outside a conservation area and not a listed building.

“8 Winn Road is a two storey detached dwelling located on Winn Road close to its junction with The Avenue. The property sits on a large plot and set back from the road by…”

“The application site is not within a conservation area and is not a listed building.”

Officer report

Earlier planning history

Earlier proposals included a refused five-storey residential redevelopment and an approved division of the house into several living units.

“Case Ref Proposal Decision Date 04/01237/FUL Redevelopment of the site by construction of a five storey building to comprise 9 no. residential units (7 x 2 bed & 2 x 1 bed). Application Refused 15.11.2004 1174/P14 Division of house into 1 x unit of living accommodation consisting of 5 rooms and 4 x 1-room furnished flatlets Conditionally Approved 04.04.1960”

Officer report

What officers recommended

Officers recommended approval because the use would support vulnerable young people and would not unacceptably affect local character, amenity or parking.

“There are three car parking spaces provided to the front of the property. Through the use of tandem parking, there is space to accommodate 5 vehicles. This is considered acceptable even taking account of staff changeover times. Cycle storage would be provided through a condition. Assisted young persons are less likely to be in the ownership of a car than occupants of C3 dwellings.”

“The proposed C2 use, providing assisted living accommodation for young persons, would not have an unacceptable impact on the character and appearance of the area and would not result in adverse noise and disturbance to neighbour amenity. Furthermore it is not considered the proposed use would result in adverse parking behaviour.”

Officer report

Who spoke

A local resident, a Children’s Services representative and a ward councillor addressed the panel, alongside written statements from other contributors.

What the panel considered

Members considered the recommendation, with officers confirming that the proposed front fence would be one metre high and explaining the policy need for children’s homes.

“Officers confirmed that the fence at the front of the building was now proposed to be 1m in height and accordingly planning permission was no longer sought. Officers also advised that the need for children’s homes demonstrated the overriding policy consideration in accordance with policy CS16.”

“The Panel then considered the recommendation that the application be conditionally approved. Upon being put to the vote, the recommendation was unanimously carried.”

Minutes

The decision

Planning permission was approved subject to the conditions set out in the report.

“RESOLVED that planning permission be approved subject to the conditions set out within the report.”

Minutes