# Tzigane, Freeston Avenue, St Georges, Telford

- **Decision:** allowed, 17 August 2026
- **Decided by:** Planning Inspector: N Bromley
- **Authority:** Telford and Wrekin (West Midlands)
- **Appeal reference:** 6008540
- **Application reference:** TWC/2026/0126
- **Procedure:** written-representations
- **Development:** s73 variation of condition 4 (staff numbers/parking per DAS) on permission for four bungalows changed to C2 children's care homes, replacing it with an Operational Management Plan
- **Site context:** inside-settlement
- **Green Belt:** no
- **Framework applied:** December 2024 NPPF (transitional)
- **Determinative policies:** DM6
- **Development plan policies:** Telford and Wrekin Local Plan 2018 C3, C5, BE1, emerging Local Plan 2020-2040
- **Main issues:** highway safety (parking), living conditions (noise and disturbance)
- **Tags:** tier-2, s73-variation, old-wording-slip, childrens-care-home, costs-application, decided-on-publication-day

## Summary
A cap on staff numbers at a four-bungalow children's care home was replaced by an enforceable Operational Management Plan. Allowed. Staggered changeovers and a travel plan dealt with the parking shortfall, and staff activity was in line with residential norms.

## What made the difference
A robust, monitorable OMP enforceable by condition. The letter is dated 17 August 2026 but applies the old Framework's paragraph 56 (for conditions only) and does not mention the new Framework at all, so `nppf_applied` is recorded as 2024-12 (transitional).

## Policy findings
- **DM6: pass.** cited as old "Paragraph 56" — OMP (staggered 15-minute changeovers, travel plan, annual review) enforceable by condition (DL 15-18)
- **TR4: pass.** code mapped by harvester — 4-space shortfall at changeover versus standards; waiting vehicles could obstruct but OMP manages it (DL 13-19)
- **P3: pass.** code mapped by harvester — staff comings and goings proportionate to residential context (DL 21-24)

## Key facts
- 4 children (one per bungalow), 10 staff per shift, up to 13 at changeover, 10 on-site spaces (DL 8-13)
- Emerging LP examined but not adopted; adopted plan applied (DL 3)
- Decided on 17 Aug 2026 (the day the new Framework took effect) but cites old para 56 and says nothing about the transition

## Sources
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/comment-planning-appeal/appeals/6008540
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/published-document/c45f9388-9315-40a0-869d-d92b511429eb

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