A plea to prevent a shared house in Grangetown has led to a bitter row about “local entitlement” and fears of community cohesion.
An application to turn a four-bedroom house in Kent Street into a house of multiple occupation (HMO) prompted a petition urging Cardiff council to refuse permission.
But the landlord applying for the change, who said he lived in the house with friends, said he felt “utterly heartbroken” and claimed the petitioners had misunderstood his plans.
