A PLAN to convert a number of buildings on the bend of a ‘notorious’ rat run into supported living flats has been scrapped following criticism from neighbours.

IBC Healthcare had put forward an application asking for permission to convert the buildings in Hanbury Park Road in Worcester into three assisted living flats.

The original plan had looked to build four assisted living flats before it was revised.

The application has now been withdrawn according to Worcester City Council’s planning list.

The proposed work had drawn criticism from neighbours in Hanbury Park Road who said they could not understand where the flats would fit.

Others said they were concerned that the tight squeeze on the land would result in cars being parked in the road on a busy ‘rat run’.

In an objection, Philip and Maureen Lane of Hanbury Park Road, said they were very concerned by the plan.

“Having lived here for over 35 years [we have seen] two accidents resulting with cars sitting on our front lawn. This is a very busy rat run with dangerous bends.

“Parking is my main objection, four parking spaces is totally inadequate resulting in on road parking.”

One objector, Sarah Stringer of Hanbury Park Road, said adding flats would be an ‘accident waiting to happen.’

“I cannot fathom how you are going to fit four supported living apartments plus ancillary facilities plus the relevant parking in such a small site,” she said in an objection before the plan was revised.

“The address is on a really dangerous part of the road with a tight Z bend - cars are frequently on the wrong side of the road when they turn the corner and cars coming on opposite direction have to stop to let them pass.

“If you add cars reversing out of the driveway you are asking for an accident to happen.”

Cath and Mike Williams said the small space meant cars would end up parking on the pavement and in the road which would be “totally unacceptable.”

“We feel that if this development is permitted there will be potentially a serious problem with the number of vehicles accessing the site in contrast to the number of vehicles should it remain a single dwelling,” the objection said.