Houses in Multiple Occupation - Use Class and PD changes (Wales)

Two new items of subordinate legislation have been laid before the Assembly and come into force on 25 February.

Changes to the Use Classes Order introduce a new Use Class for HMO's (Class C4) comprising "use of a dwellinghouse by not more than six residents as a household in multiple occupation" (applying the S254 Housing Act 2004 definition).   Memory serves me that this was done in England in 2010. 

Larger (6+resident) HMOs are sui generis.

It also refines how Class C3 in part interprets the term "single household" .

The Permitted Development Order changes grants permission for a change of use from the new Class C4 to class C3.

The Minister's drive to implement the measures set out in the Positive Planning Implementation Plan in December 2015 remains on the rails.