Monday, 31 January 2011

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The Government faces a High Court challenge over the relaxation of rules introduced by the Labour administration.

Labour introduced a new planning class of Houses in Multiple Occupation, which meant that landlords who had been letting out properties to single households had to apply for planning permission if they then wanted to let the property out to a small group of sharers.

The Coalition swiftly reversed this, citing common sense, and allowed local councils to make up their own minds if they wanted to use the planning system to control HMOs.

If councils want to restore the requirement for planning permission, they can do so by making an Article 4 direction under the Town and Country Planning Act 1995.

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