A mother whose son is severely disabled has been denied a judicial review of a council’s decision to close his care home.

Catherine Tokens, 69, of Leytonstone, wanted to challenge Waltham Forest Council in the High Court over its decision to close its last care home for vulnerable adults.

Ms Tokens’ 45 year-old-son Paul has severe learning disabilities and has been using the respite care at Trumpington Road in Forest Gate for 25 years.

But the centre is due to close at the end of this month after the council voted to close it at a cabinet meeting in June.

Ms Tokens says her son will “lose his second home” if the closure goes ahead.

She brought specialist lawyers on board to help her with her case, but their bid for a judicial review was turned down.

She said: “The centre has made a huge difference to both my life and Paul’s, as it has given me a chance to work full-time and also meant he can get great support outside our home.

“He goes there several evenings a week and also has some overnight and weekend stays. It is basically his second home and he will simply not be able to understand why he cannot go anymore.

“Paul finds change difficult to cope with and breaking his routine will only mean his behaviour will become more challenging. He has built up a huge level of trust in Trumpington Road across the past three decades, so change now could really affect his wellbeing.”

She added: “We have long-held concerns about the process that the council has taken to reach this decision and we are determined to fight it. We want our voices to be heard.”

The council’s cabinet described Trumpington Road as a “drain on resources,” despite a public consultation showing a sizeable majority being in favour of keeping the site open.

A council spokesperson said: “The court has refused the application for permission to argue that the decision by the council to close Trumpington Road was wrongly taken.

“The decision to close followed a full consultation of all users affected and scrutiny by the council’s adults scrutiny committee. All responses and recommendations were carefully considered by cabinet.

“The council recognises that the needs of Trumpington Road residents and users are the priority and that change of this nature will inevitably be challenging. Cabinet were clear that they wanted every resident that used the provision to receive bespoke social work support for them, their families and carers to transition to new arrangements.

“Intensive work, planning and support has gone into implementing the decision for all of the service users. Families have co-operated in the transition process, and all bar one respite service user has an alternative provision identified and offered to them.

“This shows that adequate alternative provision is available and officers are confident that suitable alternative provisions is available for all, including Mr Tokens.

“The council continues to be committed to identifying further opportunities to enhance capacity and choice in the market.”