Firm eyes house for children's care home conversion -- latest Mansfield plans
A project to set up a new children’s care home is among the latest batch of planning applications received by Mansfield District Council.
The home, for one child, would be created by converting a detached, three-bedroom house on Cotswold Grove, off Oak Tree Lane, which is currently a rental property.
A change-of-use planning application has been submitted by Gulshin Rayaz, the 37-year-old director of a highly regarded company called K & G Care Ltd, which is based in Bradford. Ms Rayaz’s address is given as Meden Vale.
Details of the scheme are very limited at present. But K & G describes itself as “a small organisation that has been delivering a high standard of residential care for several years”.
It currently runs one other children’s home in Nottinghamshire, which has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by the education watchdog, Ofsted.
The award-winning company specialises in the care of children with emotional needs and challenging behaviours.
It says it aims to “give children and young people the best start in life by improving their emotional and social development, so they can have a positive impact on educational attainment and achieve their full potential in life”.
According to the application, the Cotswold Grove property has been vacant since January 23. It is valued at £240,000 on The Move Market website.
Under the proposed scheme, the care home would comprise a dining room, kitchen and lounge on the ground floor, with the young person’s bedroom, two staff bedrooms, a staff office and a bathroom on the first floor.
A full-time team of three professional support workers, overseen by a manager, would care for the child on a shift basis.
The council’s planning officers are currently considering the proposal and are hoping to make a decision or recommendation by their deadline date of Friday, April 3.
Other planning applications received by Mansfield Council include these:
The Hermitage nature reserve, Kings Lodge Drive, Mansfield – removal of seven trees covered by preservation order.
54 Berry Hill Lane, Mansfield – dropped kerb.
14 Peafield Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse – single-storey rear extension and replacement garage roof.
Rhein Wood Farm, Carter Lane, Warsop Vale – prior notification application for erection of grain store.
11 Hollyhock Drive, Mansfield – application for lawful development certificate for single-storey rear extension.
Land off Old Newark Road/Redruth Drive, Mansfield – discharge of condition (private drives) in relation to plan for 156 new homes with associated infrastructure and open space.
The Priory, 55 Priory Road, Mansfield Woodhouse – removal of tree within conservation area.
194 Chesterfield Road North, Mansfield – first-floor side extension, single-storey rear extension, front porch extension and alterations.
Sandmartin House, Oak Tree Lane, Mansfield – discharge of conditions attached to plan for extension of existing car park, including additional electric vehicle (EV) charging points and bike storage and parking area. The conditions relate to cycle storage, retained trees, protection of trees and soft landscaping.
Debdale Specialist Care, Thistle Hill Hall, Debdale Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse – work to two trees covered by preservation order.
309 Nottingham Road, Mansfield – work to two trees covered by preservation order.
218 Nottingham Road, Mansfield – removal of three trees and a row of conifers, and work to three trees covered by preservation order.
St John’s Church, St John Street, Mansfield – erection of railings.
THE details of many planning applications can be found in public notices advertised by local and regional newspapers. To catch up on all the latest public notices, go to https://publicnoticeportal.uk/