Change of use from residential dwelling to community dwelling home at Oatlands, Ramelton Road

Proposed development

(1) CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL DWELLING TO COMMUNITY DWELLING HOME FOR THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION AND CARE TO PEOPLE IN NEED OF CARE, (2) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHED AND (3) WORKS TO DWELLING INCLUDING: (A) CONSTRUCTION OF TWO-STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR PROVIDING FOR 6 NO. EN-SUITE BEDROOMS, (B) INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AT BASEMENT, GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR OF EXISTING BUILDING TO PROVIDE FOR LAUNDRY, STORAGE, PLANT, 5 NO. BEDROOMS (2 OF THESE BEDROOMS ARE EN-SUITE), LIVING ROOM, KITCHEN, DINING ROOM, AND BATHROOM. THE FACILITY WILL PROVIDE 11 NO. BEDROOMS IN TOTAL, (C) PROVISION OF WHEELCHAIR RAMP TO NEW SECONDARY ENTRANCE TO REAR OF BUILDING AND NEW ENTRANCE TO BASEMENT, (D) PROVISION OF NEW WINDOW ON SOUTHWESTERN FAÇADE OF EXISTING BUILDING, (E) ALTERATIONS TO REAR GARDEN TO PROVIDE 6 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES (INCLUSIVE OF 2 NO. DISABLED AND 2 NO. EV), (F) PROVISION OF BICYCLE PARKING TO REAR, (G) CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO PROVIDE STAFF ACCOMMODATION COMPRISING BEDROOM, LIVING AREA, AND STAFF OFFICE, (H) PROVISION OF NEW WINDOWS THROUGHOUT AND 1 NO. DORMER WINDOW AT FIRST FLOOR AND (I) LANDSCAPING, BOUNDARY TREATMENTS, SUDS AND FOUL DRAINAGE AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT

Planning status

Permission was granted on 18 Jun 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 21 Jul 2031.

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