‘Student’ housing policy strikes a sensible balance, says City of York Council review
Councillors look set to stick broadly with a policy to control the expansion of student lets in York despite a number of criticisms.
City of York Council has carried out a review of its use of “Article 4 Directions”, under which planning permission is required to change an ordinary house in to a house of multiple occupation (HMO) of between three and six unrelated residents.
The policy was introduced in April last year amid growing concerns about the number of family homes becoming HMOs in areas, particularly near the University of York …