Assembly received and noted the Cabinet Member for Regeneration's report on the proposal for the Council to formally implement a direction under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 withdrawing permitted development rights for change of use of dwelling houses (Class C3) to houses in multiple occupation (Class C4).
The Cabinet Member referred to the particular circumstances within the Borough which led to a policy being adopted in 1995, as part of the Council’s Unitary Development Plan, to control the number of family homes that were converted to houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and the Cabinet Member for Housing commented on the on-going concerns in that respect.
Assembly confirmed an Article 4 Direction, covering the whole borough, withdrawing permitted development rights for changes of use from use class C3 (dwelling house) to use class C4 (house in multiple occupation), to be effective from 14 May 2012.
Further to Minute 74 of the Assembly meeting of 30 March 2011, the Cabinet Member for Regeneration reported on the proposal for the Council to formally implement a direction under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 withdrawing permitted development rights for change of use of dwelling houses (Class C3) to houses in multiple occupation (Class C4).
The Cabinet Member referred to the particular circumstances within the Borough which led to a policy being adopted in 1995, as part of the Council’s Unitary Development Plan, to control the number of family homes that were converted to houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and the Cabinet Member for Housing commented on the on-going concerns in that respect.
Cabinet agreed to recommend the Assembly to confirm an Article 4 Direction, covering the whole borough, withdrawing permitted development rights for changes of use from use class C3 (dwelling house) to use class C4 (house in multiple occupation), to be effective from14 May 2012.