A six-bed HMO (house in multiple occupation) has been approved by Cardiff Council despite councillors and 39 residents on the street objecting. Permission for a change in use of the house, 8 Theodora Street in Adamsdown, was granted by the council on Tuesday, September 20.
The house is currently a three-bedroom family home with a downstairs kitchen, bathroom, dining room and lounge, and a rear garden. The changes would see it turned into a HMO with en suite bedrooms across each floor, including an extension on the roof to create another bedroom.
One neighbour submitted a letter of objection on behalf of 39 residents of the street who opposed the plans. In the letter, she cited an adverse effect on the privacy of neighbours overlooked by the roof extension, an increase in noise by the use of the property as a HMO, and an impact on parking and street waste.
