Large Penn property set to be transformed from flats into children's care home
A planning application has been submitted to transform a large detached property in Wolverhampton into a children's home.
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The property in Riley Crescent, Penn, is currently split up into four residential apartments but Horizon Transitional Care has applied to Wolverhampton Council for permission to create a care home for four children.
The property is owned by Hampton Developments and Land Investments but the home will be operated by Horizon after a £300,000 renovation. The application follows controversial plans by Wolverhampton Council to open children's homes in Keepers Lane, Tettenhall and Deans Road, East Park.
A statement drawn up by Stoneleigh Architectural and submitted to Wolverhampton Council's planning department said: "This application is for a C2 children's care facility for up to four children only.
"Horizon Transitional Care already has two children’s care homes in Wolverhampton and these are fully occupied. This company has consistently been rated as Good and Outstanding by Ofsted within this sector."
