Adult care home refused over parking concerns

Plans to convert 3 Chapel Street in Stanground into an care home for adults with complex needs was rejected

A planning application seeking to convert a mixed-use unit into a care home for up to four adults with special needs has been rejected due to a lack of parking spaces.

The proposal to change 3 Chapel Street in Stanground, Peterborough into a residential care facility received more than 20 objections, with people fearing “an increase in parking strains and noise pollution”.

According to the design, the property would have four individual living units with a communal garden and kitchen.

The facility would have 24-hour carers - six in the day and four staff during the night. It one parking space.

The proposed site is located in a residential area with local facilities including a church, a school and some small retail shops.

Adult Commissioning services were consulted who did not object to the plans but said the new development should consider factors such as noise and parking for both residents and carers.

The Local Highway Authority said the site would require an increase of parking spaces due to the nature of business and proposed at least eight spaces for up to seven members of staff.

The plan was refused by Peterborough City Council planners.

It said the development would be “wholly unacceptable to the detriment of highway safety”.

The applicant has six months to appeal the decision.