To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking authority to address issues related to planning permission for houses in multiple occupation.
It is considered 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 now needs to make 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 before undertaking the consultation and confirming the Article 4(1) Direction 12 months later. The approved Article 4(1) could be effective by the Spring of 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: 14 Mar 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 to relevant Cabinet members and Councillors and key officers in the Council followed by a formal 6 week consultation advertised through the local press and Council intranet site.
Consultees
Relevant Cabinet members and Councillors and key officers in the Council prior to the decision to undergo the Article 4(1) Direction and then members of public as directed.
Public Comments may be sent to: Stephen Harrison, Planning Projects Team Leader Email: stephen.harrison@southampton.gov.uk
Slippage/Variations/Reason for Withdrawal: None