A HOUSE is to be converted into a care home for ‘looked after children’ after planning permission was granted.
Manchester-based Strive to Care has been given the go ahead to alter Tame House on Alexandra Road in Ashton into accommodation for three 11 to 17-year-olds plus two carers.
And those for it insist there will not be an increase in noise for neighbours.
Strive to Care wants to buy the building and sought planning permission from Tameside Council before concluding a deal.
Documents for the application state: “Strive to Care provides specialist residential care and support for young people, who are referred to as ‘Looked after Children’ by the social services.
“The organisation is proposing to establish a residential children’s home to accommodate up to three children aged 11 to 17.
“The idea is to provide as close as possible, a family environment, with the carers providing the parental guidance which has been so lacking in their early years.
“The small family home that it plans to set up will provide the safety and security needed for the specialist care the children require.
“Care is needed to overcome their early childhood trauma and hopefully build their self-esteem and skills to have the same life opportunities as non-institutionalised children.
“This is done by providing small family units where residential carers help them develop the social and life skills they will need when they no longer live within an institution.
“Without such homes and positive interventions, these children when they leave the controlled environment of care homes will often end up in adult institutions, suffering from long term health problems.
“And with the careful management of the home, it is not considered that there would be a significant increase in noise emanating from the site.
“In any case the property is not close to other dwellings. Visitors would not generally visit the property and given the adjacent public car park, it is not envisaged this will cause any harm to neighbouring amenity.”
Now permission has been given, it is hoped the home would operate with three members of staff on duty during the day and two at night shift.
Staff will commence their shift on day one at 2pm and remain on shift until 2pm on day three to reduce the amount of traffic generated by staff arriving and leaving at multiple times throughout any given day.
Additionally, the home’s manager will be present in the home during the day, arriving after 9am and departing after 5pm to further reduce traffic at peak times.
Tameside Council grated Strive to Care permission for their proposal in a notice signed by director of place, Ian Saxon.