Back in November 2024** I published an article on my blog about how Durham County Council could address residents’ concerns about HMOs in some of our communities. I suggested they should:
- Adopt restrictive planning policies that remove permitted development rights on lower occupancy HMOs and
- Invoke Article 4 Directions as a stand-alone policy in the forthcoming County Durham Plan review
Durham
County Council’s cabinet met yesterday to come to a decision on how they can
address concerns about the amount of HMO’s (Houses in Multiple Occupation) in some of our communities. The
recommendation in their cabinet report suggests they should:
- Adopt restrictive planning policies that remove permitted development rights on lower occupancy HMOs and
- Invoke Article 4 Directions as a stand-alone policy in the forthcoming County Durham Plan review
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!
**Background details can be found in this link to my article published on this site in November 2024: Tackling the impact of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
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