Neighbours have labelled plans for a home on their street a 'nightmare' ahead of a final decision by a Nottinghamshire council. A plan 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), has been recommended for approval at Gedling Borough Council's planning committee on September 7.
A motion to introduce changes 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 have enabled the council to further scrutinise plans for HMO conversion, was referred to cabinet.
But on June 16, a cabinet meeting found there was "insufficient evidence" to make Article 4 necessary, with members agreeing to monitor HMOs in Netherfield. Locals yet again expressed concerns about HMOs being set up in response to the Chandos Street plans - despite a recent council assessment finding there were just seven such large HMOs in the town.
