On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, Cabinet agreed the following:
(i) To resolve that the making of a direction pursuant to Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 on a City wide basis to withdraw the permitted development rights to convert a dwellinghouse (C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (C4) is appropriate, and justified, in order to prevent harm to the local amenity and for the proper planning of the Southampton area.
(ii) To approve the making of the Article 4(1) Direction for the City Boundary attached at Appendix 1.
(iii) To delegate authority to the Solicitor to the Council, following consultation with the Head of Planning and Sustainability and the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport to make the article 4 ( 1) direction for the city boundary and to carry out all necessary consultation following the making of the Direction, to notify the Secretary of State in accordance with statutory requirements and to take all other action considered necessary or expedient to give effect to the matters set out in this report.
(iv) To confirm that, in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (No.3) (England) Regulations 2010, the city-wide Article 4(1) Direction will be effective no earlier than 15th March 2012.
(v) To note that, following public consultation, a further report will be presented to Cabinet reporting on the outcome of the consultation and recommending whether or not to confirm the Direction.