A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to build a new old people’s home on the edge of York is set to be given the go-ahead.

Planners are expected to approve the project to create a three-story nursing home in Strensall despite a wave of objections from local residents and councillors.

They have claimed the Princess Road facility would cause traffic problems in the area and its size would be “overwhelming” for a residential street, as well as taking up a site originally earmarked for low-cost housing.

But City of York Council’s east area planning officials have recommended the scheme, drawn up by Bonnycroft LLP and including space for around 50 people, for approval when it meets to make a decision on the application next week.

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