Neighbours have criticised plans for a HMO next door to their homes citing a lack of houses for families. A plan has been put forward to rearrange the downstairs and add a loft dormer extension to a house on Chandos Street, Netherfield so it can be used it as a seven bedroom house of multiple occupancy (HMO).
A motion to introduce changes to planning rules to reduce houses of multiple occupancy was previously heard at at a Gedling Borough Council meeting on April 20. At this meeting the principle of making of an Article 4 Direction for Netherfield, which would enable local councils to further scrutinise plans for HMO conversion, was referred to Cabinet.
Neighbour Fliss Knowlden, 44, who works in customer services, said that locals thought the plan was "crazy". "It just seems crazy to me. The reason why we are against it is because we struggled to get this house.
