Applications for properties in Scarisbrick and Hesketh Bank will be considered
Plans to turn two family houses into children’s care homes have raised concerns from police and local residents over potential disturbances, anti-social behaviour and children’s safety.
A planning report states: “The property would be managed by Oneness Children’s Care Ltd and would be the primary home for up to three children who would be accompanied by trained staff 24 hours a day. There will additionally be day shift member of staff resulting in a total number of eight staff. However, Lancashire Police has said the Scarisbrick address is close to a canal, marina and some caravan parks. If a child had previously been a victim of criminal or sexual exploitation, there is a ‘ready availability of transient accommodation for an abuser to follow them and further offences to be committed’, police have said, according to the planning report. Additionally, if a child has mental health or ‘suicidal ideology’ issues then the fast road and nearby water could be safety risks.
The council report adds: “Concerns have been raised over the management of the facility and child safeguarding in relation to the police comments. The management of children’s homes and child protection is a matter for Ofsted and other government legislation. These are no land use considerations and so any comment about the service and how it could be run should not be afforded weight in the determination of the application.
The applicant is Kate Durband of Cavalry Healthcare in Blackburn and the agent is Sunny Howd of Hedley Planning in Hexham, Northumberland. But questions or objections have been raised including disturbance, anti-social behaviour, car parking problems and the care home being out-of-character with the residential area. People including neighbours Pamela Ladlow, Julie Smith, John Whitton, and Wendy and Russell Hughes have raised concerns.
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