Second application in two weeks for a children's home in Eastwood
PLANS have been submitted for a house in Eastwood to be used as a children’s care home - the second similar application in that area within a fortnight.
Last week, Rotherham Council published details of an application to use a terraced house in Lindley Street as a home for one child, which would also be occupied by their carers, officially becoming an ‘emotional and behavioural home’.
Now the council is being asked for permission to use a house in nearby Selbourne Road for the same purpose.
Like the Lindley Street address, it is anticipated the home would be used to accommodate one child, in the eight to 18 age bracket.
Selbourne Road is the next street along from Lindley Street and both houses proposed for children’s home use are mid-terraced properties.
The aim of the home would be “to provide a smooth transition for a child to come to live at the property, through careful planning and consideration.
“The home will primarily serve medium to long-term placements in order to minimise disruption to residents,” planning papers state.
Approval for the home - if the change of use was granted - would be needed from Ofsted before it could become operational.
Changes to the property would be small, with CCTV installed at the front and rear.
Most appointments with professionals regarding the resident’s welfare would be conducted away from the house, but some visits - including those from a social worker - would take place at the house.
Staff would be present at all times, the papers state.
A decision on the application, made by a private individual, will be made later.