HMOs are properties where individual residents rent rooms with shared amenities such as kitchens and toilets, reports Sebastian Mann, Local Democracy Reporter
Plans to convert a Chingford family home into a house in multiple occupation (HMO) have been lodged with Waltham Forest Council.
Proposals to repurpose the two-storey home, in Lower Hall Lane, into a HMO for six tenants were put forward by Shqiponja Plaku earlier this month.
HMOs are properties where individual residents rent rooms with shared amenities such as kitchens and toilets.
The applicant has described the prospective home – the middle of three terraced houses – as “comfortable” owing to a loft conversion on the third floor.
One person will live in a single bedroom on the ground floor, where there will also be a communal toilet, kitchen and living room.
The first floor consists of one single bedroom and a two-person bedroom, as well as a communal toilet, and the loft floor houses a two-person bedroom with an en-suite bathroom.
“Given the acute need for residential accommodations within the borough, the applicant believes this use of the property is appropriate and should be granted permission,” a planning statement reads.
HMOs in London can prove controversial with existing neighbours, who sometimes raise concerns about potential overcrowding on the street and antisocial behaviour.
In a bid to mitigate any problems, the applicant has submitted a HMO management plan that outlines how tenants would handle “property maintenance, noise levels, and neighbourly conduct”.
Residents will be asked to follow set rules, which include “treating fellow occupants, neighbouring residents and visitors with courtesy and respect” and “avoiding excessive noise, anti-social behaviour or any activity that may cause nuisance or disturbance to other occupants or neighbouring properties”.
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