Old tensions among neighbours threaten to be reignited over plans to convert a former pub into a care home - with some demanding compensation if the proposal goes ahead.
Mr Arshad Mahmood wants to turn the former Brook Meadow at Old Forest Way in Shard End into a 16-bed facility for elderly people.
Birmingham City Council's planning committee will rule on the application next Thursday, May 10, with officers stating it should be allowed.
But five people have formally lodged objections with the authority.
A report ahead of next week's meeting revealed some have demanded compensation arguing the scheme will generate noise and dust.
Neighbours also fear for the 'safety of local children' claiming people with mental health problems will be accommodated at the home.
It has echoes of a similar dispute in 2014 when a proposal was put forward by Tracscare to turn the pub into a care home.
Dozens of residents opposed the plans, with some even threatening to petrol bomb the building, over claims sex offenders and drug addicts would be housed there. The proposal was later withdrawn.
Council officers have moved to play down similar fears this time.
Their report said: "Concern has been raised that the site is unsuitable for this type of care home due to the demographics of the local community; they are concerned that the proposal is to home people with mental health issues and loss of property values, none of which are material planning considerations.
"However, for clarity I advise that the proposal is for the residential care of elderly people."
Officers also dismissed worries around noise and disturbance arguing the pub, which closed down several years ago, would have had a greater impact on residents than the proposed care home.
Mr Mahmood admitted he was shocked over the objections.
In an email to the council he said: "I must say that I am extremely surprised that you have received objections for the application, I have received nothing but positive feedback from the local community.
"Residents are very keen to see the transformation of the property which is an eyesore for the area and a local hotspot for anti-social behaviour."
The home would be regulated by the Care Quality Commission and provide relaxation classes, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy as well as day time activities including bingo and dancing.
It would be staffed by a manager or matron, three nurses, eight care assistants as well as an unspecified number of senior care assistants, therapists and a gardener.
