Application for one of two planned Mansfield children's homes withdrawn

Both properties, on Faraday Road and Berry Hill Lane, were due to be debated by Mansfield District Council’s planning committee on Tuesday, May 4, after more than 130 letters of objection were received from local residents.

But the Berry Hill Lane property has subsequently been purchased independently and will continue to function as a family home.

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