Manchester City Council • 145432/LP/2026
Family home proposed for use as a one-child residential care home
9 Foxfield Road Manchester M23 2TF
A property on Foxfield Road has applied to change from a family home to a small children's care home, housing one child at a time with staff working in shifts.
- Status
- pending
- Type
- other
Summary
The application proposes changing the use of a house on Foxfield Road from an ordinary family home to a children's care home. It would provide a place for one child to live, supported by care staff working in shifts — including one carer staying overnight. The property sits in a residential area with around 97 homes within a couple of minutes' walk. Newall Green High School is a few minutes' walk away, as are St Peter's RC Primary School and St Paul's RC High School. Wythenshawe Hospital is about a 5-10 minute walk from the site. Because only one child would live there at any time, the day-to-day activity could look similar to that of a family home. The main change would be shift workers arriving and leaving at regular intervals, including overnight.
What you can do
Residents can submit comments to Manchester City Council using reference 145432/LP/2026. Comments must focus on planning matters such as impact on residential amenity, parking, or the character of the area — the council cannot consider personal views about children's care homes as a concept. The deadline for comments will be shown on the council's planning portal.