New student housing controls for York under review
A review of controversial controls on the growth of student lets in York has been launched.
City of York Council adopted new powers in April last year meaning anybody wanting to change an ordinary house into a home for more than three unrelated residents needed planning permission.
The “article four” rule prevented more than 20 per cent of homes in any neighbourhood, and ten per cent of properties on a 100-metre stretch of any street, becoming HMOs (houses in multiple occupation) to avoid “high concentrations” …