Issue details - Houses of Multiple Occupation - Response to matters raised at full Council

EDC Committee in November 2016 resolved to request an Officer report be brought to a future meeting specifically to consider the matters raised at full Council in October 2016, namely that:

1) The City Plan Part One be reviewed to increase the area of restriction from 50 metres to 150 metres where applications for conversion to HMOs will be rejected if more than 5% of current dwellings are already HMOs;
2) Consideration be given to the extension of the current Article 4 Direction area and options to further extend the licensing of private rented housing; and
3) Consideration be given as to whether to better align the Planning and Licensing functions in relation to HMOs and learn from other university towns as to more effective management of student HMOs and to request a report on this matter to its next meeting.