Decision deferred on two care homes on same street

A decision on the creation of two new care homes on the same street has been deferred after councillors criticised the project for "scant detail".

MSA Properties Ltd wants to convert two large, detached homes on Church Way, in Weston Favell, in Northamptonshire, into separate care homes for young adults who require wheelchair-accessible accommodation and associated support.

More than 100 letters of objection have been submitted across both applications expressing concerns about road safety and the impact on neighbours.

At a meeting of West Northamptonshire Council's (WNC) non-strategic planning committee, members said there was insufficient information on the future management of the homes.

The largest property is currently a two-storey detached five-bedroom home with parking space for up to seven cars, but could house up to eight occupants with extra bedrooms being created, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

The second home is a detached three-bedroom house which could be converted to provide four ground-floor bedrooms with wheelchair-compliant wet rooms and four on-site parking spaces.

Both homes were recommended for approval.

But concerns were raised by the committee that the application was "premature" and contained "scant detail" on the provision.

Councillors voted to defer the decision on both plans.

The committee will be asked to make its final decision on the developments later this year, after a planned site visit from highways officers and councillors, as well as requests for further information.

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