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HMOs … and Sussex for the weekend!

Posted: April 5, 2009 in HMOs

  Friday’s ‘Courier’ covered residents’ concerns about the extent of the growth of houses in multiple occupation in some streets in the West End, following the matter being discussed at the Licensing Committee on Thursday. As the report in the Courier mentioned, I have welcomed the introduction on HMO limits for both planning and licensing [...]

Firstly, pleased to note band concerts on Magdalen Green starting again on Sunday – please click on headline above for more details. The Licensing Committee of the City Council yesterday adopted a new policy of restricting HMO licence numbers in any area to 12.5% of housing; a sensible move and similar to the policy adopted [...]

Really excellent further meeting with residents yesterday on Magdalen Green issues and an excellent overview by the City Council’s landscape architect. We are now looking to progress to a “Friends of Magdalen Green” steering group at our next meeting in January. But yesterday’s was really positive with plenty of good ideas to progress. On my [...]