Unwanted Neighbours - What to do?

ali-t

pulliptears wrote: »

LMAO, this is a home for YOUNG CHILDREN. We are not talking teens we are talking children from 7 - 13, small kids from backgrounds we cannot begin to imagine and kids that deserve a chance to thrive in as normal environment as can possibly be afforded.

Perhaps you need to look at the wider picture? How would you feel if it were a child of yours that had problems and they were being treated like lepers because of hearsay and conjecture? How would you feel if people didn't want your child living next door?

Some folk need to get a grip. And for the record, no, I wouldn't mind at all if they set up one next door to me and I'd do my level best to get to know them and integrate with them as the programs intend. My Mother has lived near a home like this for most of her life, and me for the first 21 of mine. She's not had a single problem at all from it in 40 years.

The issue is less about who will be living there than that the house is changing from an individual's property to a business.

I would be equally hacked off if the house next door to me became a children's nursery, a garden centre, a bail hostel, a garage etc as it changes the use of the house from a domestic place of residence to a business.

My line of work involves working with young people who are often placed in residential care so it isn't a judgement about young people but I know that the volume of traffic increases significantly due to the constant visits from social workers, family members, other outside agencies, police, staff who are on shift etc. Unless you have a large house with lots of land, the bulk of houses are not suited to having that many cars outside. One of the residential units I often visit has 10 beds which means at least 10 staff including manager, cook, cleaner, resource workers not to mention the visiting social workers, teachers, nurses etc.

Regardless of whether the young people staying in the house are angelic or total nightmares,having a business premises next door will have a significant impact on the OP.

Your comment about young people being given a chance to thrive in a normal environment is totally off the mark and clearly from someone who has no real understanding of how they operate. It doesn't matter how dedicated and caring the staff are, a residential unit will never be like a normal upbringing.

mountainofdebt

bromleymum wrote: »

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the OP asking for advice. Shame so many posters have used it as an opportunity to have a dig about being a NIMBY etc, or telling someone to buy a detached house instead (yawn).

Well as far as I can see the OP is being a nimby.....I doubt very much he would have posted had it been a house a few doors down that was being bought for this alledged purpose.

Last year a large house opposite me was for sale and there were rumours flying around that it was being bought so that it could be turned into a home for refugees - reality was that it wasn't and was bought by a young family.

Perhaps it would be better for the OP to find out the facts first and then consider whether he is being a nimby or not.