To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking confirmation of an Article 4(1) Direction to remove the permitted change of use from C3 (Dwellinghouses) to C4 (Housing in Multiple Occupation) on a City-Wide basis.
It was agreed by Cabinet in March that the recent changes in Government legislation and the permitted change from C3 to C4 uses, with the subsequent loss of planning control, may harm the amenity of neighbourhoods within Southampton. Having accepted that it needs to manage the growth and distribution of the HMO sector the Council has undertaken a public consultation exercise and now needs to confirm a city-wide Article 4(1) Direction to remove the permitted change from C3 (Dwellinghouses) to C4 (Housing in Multiple Occupation). A Cabinet decision is required. The approved Article 4(1) would be effective by the March 2012.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward or a significant community;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Decision due: 24 Oct 2011 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport
Lead director: Paul Nichols
Department: Environment and Transport Portfolio
Contact: Stephen Harrison (Development), Planning Officer Team Leader Email: stephen.harrison@southampton.gov.uk Tel: 023 8091 7568.
Consultation process
Circulation of the draft report via letter and email.
Consultees
Relevant Cabinet Members and officers in key council departments along with all parties that wrote in as part of the consultation exercise.