Agenda item

The Cabinet considered a report of the Corporate Director, Regeneration and Economic Development which sought authorisation to make an Article 4 direction to remove permitted development rights under planning legislation for changes of use from dwelling houses (Class C3) to small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) (Class 4) in parts of Durham City and to introduce an Interim Policy on Student Accommodation to consider applications for both Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) (for copy see file of minutes).

The Corporate Director, Regeneration and Economic Development advised of an amendment to recommendation 20A in the report, in that the reference to Appendix 7 be changed to Appendix 6.

Resolved:

That the recommendations contained in the report, amended as above, be approved.