Appeal against refusal of planning permission for a HMO in Northampton

Photograph of a semi-detached house

This was an appeal against the refusal of planning permission for a HMO in Northampton under the policies of West Northamptonshire Council. Normally, it is permitted development (meaning you do not need planning permission) to convert a house into a HMO. However, in this case the council had introduced an Article 4 direction removing permitted development rights […]