Approval of a councillor\u2019s plans to build a new home has sparked concerns about disruption to a neighbouring disability service.<\/p>\n
HP Fakenham, directed by town councillor David Hunter, has had its plans to erect a one-bedroom house on Hall Staithe green-lit.<\/p>\n
However, despite planning officers deeming neighbourhood relationships \u201cacceptable\u201d, The Maltings day service, which supports people with learning disabilities just a few feet down the road, has expressed its worries.<\/p>\n
The land on Hall Staithe where the new home will be built. Picture: Alice Hobbs<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for FitzRoy, the company which runs the centre, told the Lynn News: \u201cOur priority is the well-being and daily experience of the 48 people we support at The Maltings day service.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are concerned about the practical impact of building works on access, noise and traffic flow, particularly as the surrounding roads already flood regularly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will be contacting the developers and the council to ensure the needs and safety of disabled people are fully considered in any construction plans or mitigation measures.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fakenham town councillor David Hunter<\/p>\n
However, Cllr Hunter gave reassurance that contractors will make sure any disruption is \u201cminimal\u201d – and that officers are satisfied the proposals are acceptable in terms of flood risk and damage.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t see there being any sort of problem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very aware of the extremely good work FitzRoy House staff do to give essential care to adults in need.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore I even put in the planning application, I made a point of going and seeing the manager of the establishment and explaining what we are looking to do, and there was positive support.<\/p>\n
The Maltings day service on Hall Staithe has raised concerns. Picture: Google Maps<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very aware of the responsibilities that need to be done when the building is being constructed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Approval of a councillor\u2019s plans to build a new home has sparked concerns about disruption to a neighbouring…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":622817,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3843],"tags":[728,12717,285,70,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-622816","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-planning","10":"tag-politics","11":"tag-science","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115691614557402211","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}