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Search the Public Notice Portal Plans for five additional supported living homes in Teesside have been approved despite a neighbour warning it could worsen noise and disturbance beside their property.
The proposal from Action for Care Ltd will see five one-bedroom supported living units built on land currently used as a garden at 18 Low Lane in Middlesbrough - which already operates as a supported living facility.
The development, covering a site of around 1,016 square metres, will also include car park and bike storage on site.
Middlesbrough Council approved the application subject to standard planning conditions on Wednesday (August 19).
However, a resident living immediately beside the site submitted a formal objection to the council when the application was submitted last year.
They claimed they already experience loud shouting, screaming and disruptive behaviour from the existing supported living facility.
The neighbour, who wishes to remain unnamed, said: “As a neighbour to the current building at 18 Low Lane, I already experience frequent and distressing noise—particularly loud shouting, screaming and disruptive behaviour - at all hours.
“This is not occasional or exaggerated; I have CCTV evidence that captures the regular nature and volume of the noise.
"It has a real and detrimental effect on my quality of life and peaceful enjoyment of my home.”
The resident argued that adding another five units could create an “unacceptable cumulative impact” and said the proposed building would be closer to their boundary.
They added: “It is entirely foreseeable that this will worsen an already harmful situation.”
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Concerns were also raised about what the neighbour described as a lack of effective noise prevention.
Despite the concerns, Action for Care can now proceed with their plans to build further accommodation.
Proposals say the five units would all be one-bedroom flats or maisonettes, connecting to the mains sewer, including a bin storage area, with waste and recycling handled through standard council collections.
The application was a resubmission of an earlier proposal, with a biodiversity statement claiming the previous application was refused because nutrient neutrality credits had not been secured, but have since been received.
Action for Care, a provider of supported accommodation for people with learning disabilities and complex needs, has been operating across Yorkshire for more than 14 years.
The organisation offers 24-hour care and support to residents in its supported living schemes.