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Representation ID: 66827

Received: 18/06/2014

Respondent: Royal Leamington Spa Town Council

General - The proposed Policy is endorsed as a means of exercising greater planning control on the numbers and location of Houses in Multiple Occupation. (HIMO)
The Council is concerned that the quality of design and standard of amenity afforded to the occupants of HIMO's is not comparable with that expected of modern accommodation. It is therefore requested that consideration is given to a review of the current National Building Regulations to ensure that the size and design of accommodation within HIMO's is improved to a standard comparable with other units
of accommodation, particularly modern dwellings.
The increasing number of HIMO's also results in a concentration of letting signage which has an adverse and unwelcome impact on the street scene of Leamington
Spa. It is suggested that a policy statement is considered with the objective of exercising control on the proliferation and location of such signage.