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Plan to nearly double size of Handsworth Wood mental health home ‘rejected’
Councillors voted to defer the decision with a view to refuse By Tom Dare Local Democracy Reporter 05:30, 31 JUL 252020 Updated10:13, 20 AUG 2020 Dartmouth House care home The near doubling in size of a home for vulnerable men in Handsworth Wood has been ‘rejected’ by the council, after several objections from local residents. Dartmouth House, a privately-owned nursing care home on Handsworth Wood Road which caters for adult patients with a variety of mental health problems, had applied to add a further 13 rooms to its current 15-room facility. However in a meeting this week the council’s planning committee effectively voted to reject the proposals subject to further…