Decision delayed after row over Great Barr children’s home plans
A decision on whether a house in Great Barr can be converted into a children’s home has been delayed to allow councillors to visit after more than 50 neighbours objected.
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The move would see the home in Poolehouse Road, Great Barr, near the M6 on the edge of the Black Country and Birmingham border, converted into a residential home for two children with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
A total of 53 objections were registered with Sandwell Council ahead of its planning meeting on January 8 with councillors voting to visit the three-bed home before making a final ruling.
The objectors said converting the house into a children’s home for two children, and up to three staff, would bring more noise, parking problems and a potential rise in anti-social behaviour.
