Decision details

Approval to confirm an Article 4 Direction to withdraw permitted development rights for the change of use from dwelling house (Use class C3) to small HMO's (Use Class C4)

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Decision Maker: Mayor and Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

It is MOVED, SECONDED and RESOLVED that Mayor and Cabinet considered the responses to the consultation set out in Section 5 of the report, and:

• Authorise the Director of Law and Corporate Governance to confirm the non-immediate Article 4 Direction, which removes permitted development rights from C3 Dwelling Houses to C4 Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for the remainder of the borough.

• Authorise the Director of Planning to carry out the statutory notification of the decision to confirm the Article 4 direction

• Note the legal and financial implications set out in Sections 6 and 7 of the report.

Report author: David Syme

Publication date: 12/05/2023

Date of decision: 10/05/2023

Decided at meeting: 10/05/2023 - Mayor and Cabinet

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