Plans to transform a disused care home have been approved.
Substance Rehabilitation Ltd applied to convert the former College Green care home on College Road in Crosby into a residential detox facility for private clients. It will house those seeking recovery from drug and alcohol addiction for anywhere between one week and three months.
In the Design and Access statement submitted as part of the application, it said: "Substance Rehabilitation provide a twelve-step focused and evidenced-based therapeutic interventions within a community residential setting. These include group therapy sessions, individual 1:1 counselling, reflective written worksheets and personal journals, as well as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and complimentary and holistic supportive activities including meditation, art therapy, gong therapy, yoga.
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"Each person’s program will be agreed and structured via detailed and careful care planning in a person-centred manner, ensuring that the best outcome for the individual can be achieved."
Conditions have been set by Sefton Council on approval, with the conditions being:
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The development shall not be occupied until facilities for the secure storage of cycles have been provided in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and they shall be retained in perpetuity thereafter.
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The development shall not be occupied until a management plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The management plan shall detail how the property will be managed in order to minimise impacts such as noise, disturbance and antisocial behaviour on the wider area and shall have a point of contact for any concerned residents.
The ECHO spoke to a number of residents earlier this year about the plans for the rehabilitation centre, with much of the surrounding area being split on the idea.
One woman said in April: "The issue I have is that there are a lot of schools around here. There are lots of children going past all the time which would be my main concern. I think it could have a negative effect on them."
Laura who lives on College Road said: "I have not got an issue with it and these people have to go somewhere. The whole point of these centre is to help people.
"People can be quite judgmental and territorial not on our doorstep kind of thing. When these things come around everyone has an opinion, some are concerned about the house prices falling but I have known people with addiction issues and the more places that there are around to help people the better. So if people are concerned about the house prices falling they should move."
