HMO Planning application 10 Rosewarn Close

We have a planning appliaction at 10 Rosewarn Close, Whiteway, Bath.

Proposal

Change of use of dwelling (Use Class C3) to House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4). Erection of a rear extension to replace existing conservatory and provision of secure cycle storage.

If you want to view the application or make comments then please follow the link below.

 https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/webforms/planning/details.html?refval=20%2F03839%2FFUL#details_Section

Clyde Gardens - HMO application

There is a new planning application currently in for a change of use for 45 Clyde Gardens to become an HMO (House in Multiple Occupation)

The application can be viewed and commented on here - Clyde Gardens 

All comments need to be submitted by 28th May 2020.

If you have any questions, please do contact either Tim or Sarah.

Planning application 59 Blagdon Park

We have a planning application for a variation of conditions applied to an approved planning application for an HMO at 59 Blagdon Park.

The original application restricted the occupation to four persons, the application is to remove this restriction.

The application and all the background papers can be found on the link below for you to view or make comments.

59 Blagdon Park

HMO Planning application 21 Shaws Way Twerton

We have a planning application submitted for the conversion of 21 Shaws Way a 3 bedroomed dwelling House into a 4 bedroomed house of multiple occupation.

If you want to view the application make comments or other representations then please follow the link below.

21 Shaws Way

The Rise of HMO's

As we have been out calling on residents across Twerton we have been finding and increasing number  of HMO's ( Houses of multiple occupation ) that do not have planning permission.

planing permission and licensing ensures that the buildings are safe for multiple person occupation.

This is what the council says about HMO's and  the requirements for planning permission and licences to run and HMO.

Following concerns about the high impacts of HMOs on the social balance and mix of parts of the city the Council decided to use its rights to exert greater planning controls in relation to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Bath.  Anyone looking to purchase a family house in Bath that they might want to “buy to let” as an HMO is likely to require planning permission.  Where there is already a high concentration of HMOs on the street they may be unlikely to obtain planning permission to change use to an HMO. The details of the policy that planning applications will be decided on is defined in the Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on HMOs in Bath, available along with further information from www.bathnes.gov.uk/hmo 

HMO Planning application 37 High Street Twerton

We have a new planning application for the conversion of a dwelling house into a four bedroomed HMO at 37 High Street Twerton.

The house is currently a 3 bedroomed home although the application says it is a 4 bedroomed house an objection has already been submitted asking for its referral to the development control committee.

If you want to view the application of make comments on it then please follow the link below.

37 High Street Twerton

Mixed planning results at Development Control Committee

97 Sheridan Road

We are pleased to be able to inform residents that the controversial planning application to convert 97 Sheridan Road into an HMO has been turned down by Bath & North East Somerset Council's Development Control Committee on 29th August.

Twerton Councillor Tim Ball who addressed the meeting had referred the item to the committee after receiving numerous comments from residents concerning the scale of the application.

The application was rejected on the grounds of the amount of parking problems that it would cause and on road safety issues and also causing residential harm to the area. Members of the committee expressed concern that this property formerly a 3 bedroomed family home was to become a six bed HMO.

99 Sheridan Road

This application was for a four bedroomed HMO although we laid the same concerns as 97 Sheridan Road, members of the Development Control Committee approved the application as they thought that the scale of the development was less of a problem.

We have also asked for an urgent policy review on how the number of current HMO units are counted by the planning department.

If you have concerns about any planning application, then please let us know as without your input we are powerless to be able to help.

Cotswold View Planning Application

This week's planning list includes one application for the Twerton area.

It is a request to convert a 3 bed house in Cotswold View to a 4 bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).

The details can be found here, please make sure you take a look and respond directly to the application with your views. 

The deadline for comments is 4th May 2018

Twerton High Street - Planning Application

This week's planning list includes one application for the Twerton area.

It is a request to convert a 3 bed house on Twerton High Street to a 4 bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).

The details can be found here, please make sure you take a look and respond directly to the application with your views.

Linley Close - Planning Application

The latest report from BANES contains another planning application for our area.

The application is to convert a 3 bedroom property in Linley Close to a 5 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).

Full details of this application can be viewed here.

HMO Licensing

Housing Services have just launched a consultation on a proposal for Additional HMO Licensing to cover Bath City.

Bath and North East Somerset Council wants to ensure the safety and good management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) that are privately rented within the Bath City area and encourage a choice of housing in the district including affordable housing.  However the current HMO licensing scheme and a recent stock survey has shown that many HMO properties require an improvement of conditions and management to achieve this aim.

We have just started publicising the consultation which includes an online survey, meetings with stakeholder groups, face to face interviews with a range of individual stakeholders and two public meetings.

This Survey is important to be able to control the quality of HMO’s and to be able to restrict the spread of poorly managed ones.

The link to the consultation is here.

HMO planning application 69 Newton Road

We have a planning application submitted for a seven bed House of Multiple occupation at 69 Newton Road.

This application seems to be out of character for the area and I simply can't see how they can get 7 beds in this house and be able to have any living space.

The application is here to view or for comments.

Council takes action to tackle proliferation of HMOs in Bath

There seems to be a great deal of interest in Twerton regarding Houses of multiple occupation.

The council have recently reviewed the HMO polices brought in by the Liberal Democrat’s 4 years ago.

If you have concerns about an HMO in your street and are not sure if it has permission to be there then you can contact development Management via email development_management@bathnes.gov.uk

All HMO’s in Twerton need planning permission.

Below is Councils press coveridge

The recommendations mean that new applications to convert properties into HMOs will be refused if more than 10% of properties in the local area are already Houses of Multiple Occupation. In addition, the will also adopt a new policy that will prevent a residential non HMO property from being ‘sandwiched’ between two HMOs.

The move follows six weeks of public consultation which began on September 4 and which was in response to increasing concerns among residents about the continuing concentration and growth of HMOs in some neighbourhoods of the city.

The new policy approach is responding to the real concerns residents in Bath have about the proliferation and concentration of HMOs in parts of our city. By putting policies in place to better control the growth and distribution of HMOs, our aim is to ensure we have a balance of types of housing within our local communities.

The council recognise that HMOs have a role to play in our city’s housing stock by providing accommodation not just for students, but also professionals. However, they should not be allowed to dominate local areas at the expense of other types of housing. This new policy means that in the future the Council will be able to prevent HMOs from taking up more than 10 per cent of an area’s housing stock.

Furthermore, this new policy gives the Council powers to refuse planning permission for a new HMO if it would result in a property being sandwiched between two houses of multiple occupation.”

Alongside the new policy on HMOs, the Council is also currently undertaking a piece of work looking at the issue of Dedicated Student Accommodation in the city, including an assessment of the need and supply of student accommodation in the area. 

HMO planning application Highland Road

We have a new planning application for the change of use of 20 Highland Road to a house of multiple occupation.

The application this is in line with the councils new article 4 directive that requires planning permission for the conversion of a domestic dwelling to a HMO.

The definition very briefly is 3 or more persons living in the same address that are unrelated in a regulated zone.

 The application states a change of use from a domestic dwelling (C3) to a house of multiple occupation (C4)

Application reference: 13/03005/FUL received on 15/07/2013

Planning Portal reference: PP-02746676

If you want to know more about the application or wishes to make a comment then please follow the link below.

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20 Highland Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1DY