The application seeks a Certificate of Lawfulness to use the house in Heathfield Road, Unsworth, as a children’s home for one child aged seven to 18 and was lodged on Thursday, July 30. The property is currently a three-bedroom house and would be managed by an external children’s home operator, who would oversee day-to-day care, staffing and regulatory compliance. Documentation submitted with the application states: "The proposal has been carefully designed to remain small-scale, domestic and low intensity. The planning statement notes that the property would continue to be used in a residential manner, without introducing institutional characteristics. The application states: "The level of vehicle activity would be comparable to that of a family household."