Care home plan refused again

CONTROVERSIAL new proposals to change a Warrington church building into a nursing home have been thrown out.
The borough council’s development control committee refused to grant permission for the change of use of Norris Street Methodist Church..
More than 20 nearby residents – backed by borough councillor Mike Hannon (pictured) – had objected to the scheme.
Similar proposals were thrown out by the council little more than a year ago and later rejected at appeal.
But the new proposals had been scaled down.
A three-storey extension had been reduced to two storeys and the number of bedrooms cut from 39 to 25.
But objector claimed the proposals still involved a loss of mature trees and green space, would add to parking and congestion problems in the area, cause overlooking and loss of privacy for neighbours and would be an obtrusive development.
Planning officers recommended the scheme again be refused on the grounds of loss of a significant amount of green space.