Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)

Permission for HMO denied by Bedford Borough Council after retrospective application

Bedford Borough Council has refused retrospective planning permission for the change of use of a Bedford house from a dwelling to a house in multiple occupation (HMO)...

Planning application to convert London Road family home into HMO

A planning application has been submitted to turn a detached house in Bedford into a shared home for up to four people. The proposal, submitted to Bedford Borough Council, seeks permission...

Mixed-use development in Bedford under review after mosque and HMO built without permission

A former gym and martial arts centre in Bedford has already been redeveloped into a place of worship and shared housing, and now the applicant is seeking retrospective planning...

Application submitted for “high quality” HMO

A house in Bedford would make a “lovely home for people who choose to live in shared accommodation”, a planning application has claimed. Bedford Borough Council has received a planning application to convert 35 St Leonard’s Avenue...

Family home on London Road could become HMO

Plans have been submitted to change the use of a family home in Bedford to a house in multiple occupation (HMO). The plans submitted to Bedford Borough Council show that 245 London...

Four-bed home could be turned into HMO if planning approved

A detached Bedford home could become a six-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO) and a bedsit – if plans are approved. Bedford Borough Council has received plans to...

Church Lane HMO plans resubmitted after being rejected

The owner of a Bedford HMO has resubmitted plans to expand its occupancy after previous plans were rejected by the borough council. The new application is still seeking to increase the occupancy of...

Plans submitted to double capacity of Bedford Road HMO

Plans to double the occupancy of a Kempston house in multiple occupation have been submitted to Bedford Borough Council. The house in multiple occupation (HMO) at 128 Bedford Road currently...

HMO application made for home on Cardington Road

A planning application has been submitted to Bedford Borough Council to change of use of 67 Cardington Road, Bedford from a family home to a six-bedroom house in multiple...

London Road house could become HMO if planning approved

A three-bedroom Bedford home semi could become a “small residential” house in multiple occupation for six people if a planning application is approved. An application to change the use of 113 London Road...

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