Decision details
Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document Review
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for PIanning and Licensing
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Alongside preparation of the Local Plan
partial Update the Council's Houses in Multiple Occupation
Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) is being reviewed in order to
help better manage the impacts on communities of the concentration
of Houses in Multiple Occupation. This report seeks approval of the
draft SPD for public consultation.
Decision:
The Cabinet Member agrees to:
- Issue the Draft HMO SPD for statutory consultation under Regulation 12 (b) of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012; and
- Delegate any necessary editorial changes to the Head of Planning, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Licensing, prior to consultation.
Reasons for the decision:
Following consultation with key stakeholders, the revised HMO SPD will provide up to date guidance to support proposed updates within the Local Plan Partial Update, and the assessments used to test planning applications for new and intensified HMOs.
Alternative options considered:
A street level measurement test was considered, instead of the 100m radius test, to give a more localised concentration calculation. The 100m radius test was considered most appropriate by the majority of stakeholders.
Publication date: 26/07/2021
Date of decision: 26/07/2021
Effective from: 03/08/2021
Accompanying Documents:
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