Councillors discussed an appeal against their decision to refuse a HMO, which faced significant local objection
A committee at City Hall has heard there are growing concerns about problems associated with the growth in number of HMO houses in North Belfast.
Read more: Belfast councillors "frustrated" at Cathedral Quarter plan and demand explanation from developer HMO licence renewal cannot be refused on the basis of overprovision of such properties in an area, but new licences can be refused on this basis. Council officers spoke against the Glandore Avenue application in February this year and elected representatives duly refused it.
Comments made in the objectors representations also showed a general worry regarding the potential new tenants, specifically the transient style of tenancy associated with HMOs, the impact on the local sense of community and maintenance of homes.
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