Plans for a huge extension on a house in Bishopston could soon be refused as the area has too many houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).
Developers have applied for planning permission to convert what was originally a two-bed house on Oak Road into a six-person HMO. The house currently has four bedrooms, but the plans would see it converted to accommodate four single bedrooms and one double bedroom.
The controversial plans sparked a fierce debate in May, when Bristol City Council’s development control committee voted to defer a decision, until planning officers could come up with official reasons to refuse planning permission — which they have now done.
