Multiple Occupation
Commons · Question 9192 · Tabled 15 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Gareth Snell
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6378 on Multiple Occupation, whether her Department has received recent representations from local authorities on the permit
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 23 Oct 2024
National permitted development rights allow a C3 dwellinghouse to change use to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) with up to 6 occupants (C4) without the need for a planning application.Local authorities have planning powers to limit any proliferation ...