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Alex Hemmings, who lives near the proposed development, urged the committee to reject the application. He said the homes would not be compliant with the council’s own policy on minimum internal space standards and disabled access. He said the homes “would not provide a good living environment for long-term occupants,” and asked: “Why should formerly homeless people not be entitled to the same standards of housing as the rest of the population?” He also said the homes would “harm the character of the area”. He said they are within 0.3 miles of an existing site for such homeless transitional housing, and said “the local residents are concerned about anti-social behaviour”. ....