Three more applications relating to shared homes in the city appeared on Bath & North East Somerset Council’s planning list last week.
In January, we reported that planning committee members had called for a change to the rules governing houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) amid escalating concern about the impact on some communities, particularly with uncapped student numbers.
The most recent applications submitted to the council include plans to change the use of a four-bed family house in Redland Park in Twerton to a five-bed HMO.
18-25 Properties has submitted the application for the two-storey terraced property at of No. 171. Six cycle space are proposed.
The planning reference is 25/00684/FUL and the deadline for comments to the council is 18th March.
At 1 Kelston View in Whiteway, for which permission was granted last September to turn it from a four-bed family home to a six-bed HMO, developer Kinden Ltd now wants it to become a home for seven sharers.
The application states: “The proposed change of use from a six-bedroom HMO to a seven-bedroom HMO will help meet the increasing demand for affordable student accommodation in Bath.”
It says that no more building work will be needed at the two-storey semi as there is sufficient room for an additional bedroom, and adds: “Activity from the site, particularly given its unique corner plot location and the ample-sized gardens that all the properties in the area enjoy, would not significantly increase and the use is compatible with the area.”
Seven secure cycle storage spaces are proposed. The planning reference is 25/00754/FUL and the deadline for comments is 19th March.
Meanwhile, at 105 Midford Road at Odd Down, Continental Trade (Bath) Ltd has plans to turn a two-bed flat into a four-bed HMO.
The flat is on the first floor. Parking for one car and four spaces for cycles are proposed.
The planning reference is 25/00408/FUL. The deadline for comments is 17th March.
