Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Development and Safety

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the confirmation of an Article 4(1) Direction, removing the C3 to C4 permitted development right as of 11^th June 2020, be approved.

The report was presented by the Cabinet Member Development and Safety.

He explained that there was a high level of Houses in Multiple Occupation properties (approximately 12%) in St Paul’s ward. CBC had been historically able to control this, but this was no longer the case due to recent government policy. The report proposed that any developer must get council approval for HMO properties. A 28 day public consultation received 8 responses, 7 in favour and 1 objecting. It was therefore requested that Cabinet approve the removal of development right status for HMO properties. He suggested that this served as a trial case for Article 4 directions, and that this was deemed to be a sensible approach to a recently developed problem.

The Cabinet Member Housing placed on record his thanks to the Cabinet Member Development and Safety for his work on seeking a solution to this issue.

RESOLVED THAT:

1. the confirmation of an Article 4(1) Direction, removing the C3 to C4 permitted development right as of 11^th June 2020, be approved.