Children's care home application granted

PLANS to turn a detached residential property into a children’s care home have been granted by Flintshire County Council.

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Local councillors and members of the planning committee said the decision was the hardest they had ever faced as they granted the application in the face of scathing local opposition.

Calcoed, a hamlet just outside Holywell, was described as a ‘retirement village’ by Brynford and Halkyn Cllr Simon Jones.

The debate was over the change of use of a detached property as a home for three vulnerable children under the care of Flintshire Council, linked to the Welsh Government's move to eliminate profit from children’s care by 2030.