Plans to set up a new children’s home in west Leeds have been approved, despite one councillor raising concerns about the standard of service.
A maximum of three children, who will be given 24/7 supervision by staff, will stay on the site at any one time.Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
She urged the panel to reject the plans, or at least defer them, on Thursday, saying: “This is a cold and clinical commercial venture. The owner of this property is a businessman and he’ll be earning a great deal of money out of this. That’s why he’s doing it.Urging colleagues to delay making a decision and look into the matter themselves, she added: “The evidence is stark. It’s absolutely frightening children are cared for in this way and they’re not receiving the services they need.
Although some councillors offered sympathy with Councillor Carter’s opposition, others said they were unconvinced, with several saying noise and disturbance could just as easily happen should the property remain a family home., rather than the local authority. Labour councillor Paul Wray said the arguments against the application “don’t add up, frankly”.
He added: “They’re trying to find problems that don’t exist.
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