Town Council joins opposition to proposed care home

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Wilmslow Town Council has joined local residents in opposing plans for a new care home.

About 25 local residents attended a meeting of Wilmslow Town Council's Planning Committee on Monday, 26th March, where they discussed plans for the demolition of two detached properties and the erection of a care home.

Altrincham based Newcare Project LLP have applied to demolish two four bedroomed detached houses at 51 to 53 Handforth Road in Wilmslow and replace them with a three-storey 83 bedroomed care home. The scheme includes 24 car

Wilmslow Town Council is recommending refusal of this application on the grounds that "The development is overbearing and out-of-character with the local area and will result in a change of use from C3 to C2 in this low density residential area.

"The development will also lead to a loss of privacy to neighbouring properties. The development will have a detrimental impact on the visibility of an important protected tree line. The Town Council was also of the view that the proposed parking provision is inadequate and contrary to the Department for Environment's guidance on Parking Standards, and that this inadequate parking provision will have a detrimental impact on Handforth Road and other surrounding residential roads."

To date 24 local residents have objected to the proposals raising concerns about the lack of parking facilities, the development will be out of keeping for the area and overpower the adjacent properties, loss of established trees, noise levels, this area has more than its fair share of nursing homes and the lack of infrastructure to support this development.

The plans can be viewed on the Cheshire East Council website by searching for planning reference 18/1025M. The last date for submitting comments is 5th April and a decision is expected by 31st May.

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Handforth Road, Planning Applications
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Comments

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Steven Kingsby
Wednesday 28th March 2018 at 4:21 pm
Thank you Wilmslow Town Council for supporting the opposition to this Carbuncle of a development.
Deleted Account
Monday 2nd April 2018 at 5:35 pm
Hello Terry,

Sadly this is yet another example of companies targetting north Wilmslow / Handforth with developments that are inappropriately big for the site.

So I agree with you Terry, thank you Wilmslow Town Council for saying 'No ! '

It will be interesting now to see what Cheshire East Planning make of this latest opposition. . .

All the best,

Martin Kitchin
Summerfields Village Residents