Issue - meetings

This report seeks Members’ approval for the draft Supplementary Planning Document on controlling the concentration of Houses in Multiple Occupancy to be published for consultation.

RESOLVED           i)             That approval be given to the draft Supplementary Planning Document (Controlling Houses in Multiple Occupation) as set out at Annex A of the report for consultation purposes in accordance with Option 1; and

ii)           That the Director of City Strategy be delegated authority to make of any changes to the SPD that are necessary as a result of the recommendations of the LDF Working Group.

REASON:                  So that the SPD can be consulted on, and amended accordingly ahead of it being used for Development Management purposes to support the emerging LDF Core Strategy and the Article 4 Direction which comes into force on 20 April 2012.

Consideration was given to a report which sought approval for the draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on controlling the concentration of Houses in Multiple Occupancy (HMO’s) to be published for consultation purposes. A copy of the draft SPD had been attached at Annex A of the report.

It was confirmed that HMO’s represented a significant and growing proportion of the mix of housing in York. To ensure that communities did not become imbalanced a threshold based policy approach had been proposed. The guidance was aimed at providing information on how planning applications for change of use to HMO’s would be determined to help manage their spread.

Members referred to the options available and to the need for consultation with all concerned prior to adoption of the final document.

Following further discussion it was 

RESOLVED           i)             That approval be given to the draft Supplementary Planning Document (Controlling Houses in Multiple Occupation) as set out at Annex A of the report for consultation purposes in accordance with Option 1; ^1. and

ii)           That the Director of City Strategy be delegated authority to make of any changes to the SPD that are necessary as a result of the recommendations of the LDF Working Group. ^2.

REASON:                  So that the SPD can be consulted on, and amended accordingly ahead of it being used for Development Management purposes to support the emerging LDF Core Strategy and the Article 4 Direction which comes into force on 20 April 2012.