HMO

Appeals round-up: Two bathrooms between 16 HMO residents would be ‘inappropriate’; Home on busy main road ‘not suitable for families’

08.09.2017

A round-up of planning appeals: 5 September-11 September, 2017

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Appeal: Two bathrooms between 16 HMO residents would be ‘inappropriate’

05.09.2017

Demographics & Population Growth | East of England | HMO | Housing | living conditions

An inspector has refused plans to convert a vacant house in Wisbech into a nine-bedroom HMO accommodating up to 16 people, ruling that although kitchen facilities would be ‘just about adequate’,...

Appeal: 15 HMO occupants sharing two bathrooms would be ‘overdevelopment’

21.08.2017

East of England | HMO | Housing | overdevelopment | Planning Law

A plan to convert a single-storey office unit in Lincolnshire into accommodation for up to 15 people has been refused after an inspector ruled that the provision of just two bathrooms and two cookers would...

Appeals round-up: 70-child daycare nursery on ground floor of home would disrupt neighbours; Housing scheme would harm ancient Roman fort's setting

14.08.2017

A round-up of planning appeals: 8-14 August, 2017

Appeal: London council prioritises family homes in HMO refusal

10.08.2017

Demographics & Population Growth | family-orientated developments | HMO | Housing | London

An inspector has refused retrospective permission to convert a family home in north London to an HMO, citing the local authority's decision to prioritise the protection of family-sized accommodation in...

Appeals round-up: Javid backs custom-built homes plan in Wiltshire; Temporary short-term let ‘not comparable to renovation’

31.07.2017

A round-up of planning appeals: 21-28 July, 2017

Appeal: HMO use after Article 4 direction ‘was not a wilful breach’ of planning law

25.07.2017

An inspector has refused permission to retain an HMO that was created after a local Article 4 direction restricting HMO conversions, ruling that although there had been no wilful breach of planning laws, it...

Appeals round-up: ‘Transfer of permission’ for worker’s home at educational farm refused; ‘Pressing need’ justifies 140-home plan in rural Cambridgeshire

10.07.2017

A round-up of appeal decisions: 3 July-7 July, 2017

Appeal: Two more bedrooms for 16-bed HMO would harm living conditions

03.07.2017

Demographics & Population Growth | HMO | Housing | student | West Midlands

An inspector has refused permission for a basement conversion in Leamington Spa that would add two more bedrooms to a 16-bed HMO, ruling that the ‘oppressive outlook’ from the new bedrooms would...

Appeal: Council's fear of ‘student threat’ not substantiated by figures

30.05.2017

An inspector has allowed an HMO conversion in Nottingham, ruling that the council's fear of the ‘threat’ posed by high levels of student HMOs was unsubstantiated, citing local figures that...

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