This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Resident’s concerns about children’s home house conversion
07/08/2024
Blossom Heights Social Care wants to convert a property on Crouch Street
by Noor Qurashi, Local Democracy Reporter
Fears for safety have been expressed following plans for a new children’s home.
Applicant Blossom Heights Social Care would like to convert an existing house into the residence for young people in Crouch Street in Banbury.
Thames Valley Police says those living in the house are “very likely to be vulnerable” but a householder insists he is worried about how the change will impact the area.
Objector Luke Proctor, who lives in Crouch Street, said in a comment on the public planning portal: “I have heard anecdotal information regarding these types of developments and their running.
“If the development isn’t managed very well, it can be damaging to the local area and the surrounding properties.
“In this instance the police were called daily to deal with the housed children and teenagers, and were very violent on the local population, carrying knives and light weapons.
“Crouch Street is a very quiet street and if this establishment becomes noisy late at night, it will disturb the local residents, and make for increased disturbance calls and potentially create an unsuitable living environment for those living on the street.
“What measures will they take to reduce this likelihood?”
A comment from Thames Valley Police responded: “Given the nature of the proposed development, the residents of this development are very likely to be very vulnerable, and every effort must be taken to ensure their safety and wellbeing at all times.”
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam