Planning documents read: “In housing 10 single residents, the existing and proposed accommodation space and layout are optimised to provide safe and more than adequate space for at risk of, or homeless adults seeking to benefit from a secure, supported environment and gain assistance and skills in seeking and sustaining permanent accommodation, whatever the tenure type. READ MORE: Developer relaunches bid to build hundreds of new homes in Leicestershire village after council refusal It adds there is a ‘huge demand for hostel accommodation in the borough’. The applicant, described as 'an experienced provider of supported accommodation', works with Green Pastures – a charity aiming to end homelessness – to support and accommodate people who are struggling with ‘homelessness, substance misuse, offending behaviour, mental or physical health issues and unemployment.” Communication between the council and the applicant reveals there are 38 people in the borough in need of this type of accommodation who are currently housed in B&Bs, with ‘very few one-bed affordable properties coming through to move them on to’. Permission was given last year to change the care home to a residential dwelling, but the layout of the property hasn’t been altered since that application was approved. The 10-bedroom property was operated as a care home for the elderly between 19, and minimal changes will need to be made to the property according to the application, with an internal wall to be added on the ground floor to give all residents access to a bathroom that's currently an ensuite. G&S Services has lodged a planning application with Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council to change the use of 5a Dragon Lane in Newbold Verdon to a house in multiple occupation.

A former care home on a residential street could soon house vulnerable adults and offenders struggling with homelessness, alcoholism and health issues.

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