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Yahoo
31-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Homeless charity to get new 'fit-for-purpose' home
A charity has received the go-ahead for a new "fit for purpose" supported accommodation for dozens of vulnerable families. The Gingerbread Centre's new building on the former site of Fegg Hayes Sports and Social Club, in Oxford Road, Stoke-on-Trent, will include 54 apartments for homeless families and teenage mums. Nearby residents had raised concerns over the size of the three and four storey development, and feared it could result in increased anti-social behaviour. But planning committee members at Stoke-on-Trent City Council said they were reassured that the facility would be run by the charity, which has been operating in the Potteries since the 1970s. The Oxford Road building will allow The Gingerbread Centre to consolidate the services it provides at its sites in Hanley and Normacot in one location. John Chorlton, from applicant Nightingale Land, said: "The charity has already helped thousands of disadvantaged families. "By combining the two services in a modern, fit-for-purpose building with increased capacity, the Gingerbread Centre can continue to help Stoke's most vulnerable families." The application received three objections from residents in the area, who argued that Oxford Road was the wrong location for a supported housing scheme. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Homeless children supported by charity's play club Related internet links Local Democracy Reporting Service The Gingerbread Centre
BBC News
31-07-2025
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- BBC News
Charity for homeless to get new home in Stoke-on-Trent
A charity has received the go-ahead for a new "fit for purpose" supported accommodation for dozens of vulnerable families. The Gingerbread Centre's new building on the former site of Fegg Hayes Sports and Social Club, in Oxford Road, Stoke-on-Trent, will include 54 apartments for homeless families and teenage residents had raised concerns over the size of the three and four storey development, and feared it could result in increased anti-social planning committee members at Stoke-on-Trent City Council said they were reassured that the facility would be run by the charity, which has been operating in the Potteries since the 1970s. The Oxford Road building will allow The Gingerbread Centre to consolidate the services it provides at its sites in Hanley and Normacot in one location. John Chorlton, from applicant Nightingale Land, said: "The charity has already helped thousands of disadvantaged families. "By combining the two services in a modern, fit-for-purpose building with increased capacity, the Gingerbread Centre can continue to help Stoke's most vulnerable families."The application received three objections from residents in the area, who argued that Oxford Road was the wrong location for a supported housing scheme. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
