News: HMO plans for former Rotherham bank refused
Plans to convert a former Rotherham bank into a house in multiple occupation (HMO) have been turned down by Rotherham Council.
In the Parkgate area of the borough, Yorkshire Bank announced the closure of its Broad Street branch back in 2016. Since then it has been in commercial use, operating as a clearnace store and carpet shop.
In 2024, applicant, D. Hoti, submitted plans seeking a change of use from Class E to Sui Generis in order to provide 17 bedsits and communal facilities. The plans included proposals to extend the first floor over the existing flat roof area and the refurbishment and alterations included additional windows at ground floor and rooflights in the mansard roof. An external fire escape was also proposed.
In response, the council's planning policy team said that the site is allocated for retail purposes in the Local Plan and so residential would not normally be supported at ground floor level wheras residential use above ground floor level would be acceptable in this location.
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The property, on a busy street, is classed as being in a Secondary Shopping Frontage where shops, financial and professional services, restaurants and cafés, drinking establishment uses, non-residential institutions and assembly and leisure at ground floor level are generally supported.
Planners also state that there is the potential for noise disturbance to the future occupiers of the proposed HMO and environmental health colleagues indicated that they would require the submission of a noise impact assessment of all significant noise sources likely to affect the proposed development including road traffic noise from the A633.
The planner's report concludes: "The principle of development hereby proposed is not acceptable in this location and would be in direct conflict with relevant adopted Local Plan policies. Furthermore, no noise assessment has been submitted to enable a full assessment of any impact of noise sources on future occupants."
Images: Google Maps
In the Parkgate area of the borough, Yorkshire Bank announced the closure of its Broad Street branch back in 2016. Since then it has been in commercial use, operating as a clearnace store and carpet shop.
In 2024, applicant, D. Hoti, submitted plans seeking a change of use from Class E to Sui Generis in order to provide 17 bedsits and communal facilities. The plans included proposals to extend the first floor over the existing flat roof area and the refurbishment and alterations included additional windows at ground floor and rooflights in the mansard roof. An external fire escape was also proposed.
In response, the council's planning policy team said that the site is allocated for retail purposes in the Local Plan and so residential would not normally be supported at ground floor level wheras residential use above ground floor level would be acceptable in this location.
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The property, on a busy street, is classed as being in a Secondary Shopping Frontage where shops, financial and professional services, restaurants and cafés, drinking establishment uses, non-residential institutions and assembly and leisure at ground floor level are generally supported.
Planners also state that there is the potential for noise disturbance to the future occupiers of the proposed HMO and environmental health colleagues indicated that they would require the submission of a noise impact assessment of all significant noise sources likely to affect the proposed development including road traffic noise from the A633.
The planner's report concludes: "The principle of development hereby proposed is not acceptable in this location and would be in direct conflict with relevant adopted Local Plan policies. Furthermore, no noise assessment has been submitted to enable a full assessment of any impact of noise sources on future occupants."
Images: Google Maps
10 comments:
Good old multiple occupancy again, a sure fire way to bring down an area.
Many HIMOs do attract undesirables it's true. Buckingham Palace springs to mind.
It took you five days to come up with that quip? And not even a good one. You're losing your touch Jezmond.
Thanks for the feedback Camilla
Having issues at home again?
You can stick your thanks.
What are you implying?
CPB you are quite an unpleasant person. Why are you unable to make a point without being crude and confrontational? I can give you contact details of an excellent anger management therapist if you would like help.
You can stick your therapist
And stop calling me Camilla! She is a fine lady and our Queen. Stop mocking her.
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