A property is set to become a children's home which will provide accommodation for children and young people who cannot live with their own families.

Last month, plans were submitted to convert a home on Brook Lane in Glodwick into a unit which would house three children, while carers would provide support to the children.

Now, the proposal has been given the go ahead.

According to a planning statement prepared by Safer Homes Oldham Ltd, the red brick mid-terrace house will have a bedroom for each of the three children residing at the property, along with shared living facilities.

The planning statement reads: "The future provider will provide high-quality residential care for children and young people who cannot live within their own families and require a period of support and intervention to enable them to feel safe and achieve stability in their lives.

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"The provider will work in partnership with the local authority to provide bespoke support to each child with the view of rehabilitating them back into a family setting, be it with their own families or foster families."

Safer Homes Oldham in the document described the unit as a "home away from home" for children, who are expected to stay for a period between six and 12 months.

The staff will be made up of a general manager and a deputy manager, neither of whom will stay at the home, along with caring staff, who will work on a rota basis.

Either the general manager or deputy manager will work from an office within the home during the day, while two care staff will be present in the mornings and evenings to provide the children with the breakfast and tea.

Staff will also be present during weekends and school holidays, with two members of staff sleeping at the house during the nights, although they will not live their permanently.

Safer Homes Oldham said there was a need for this type of accommodation for children in the area, and a certificate of lawfulness was issued by Oldham Council, giving the application the green light, on Friday (February 23).