Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 110684
Multiple Occupation
Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 11 February 2026
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to restrict the number of House in Multiple Occupation developments in residential areas.
Answer
Matthew PennycookLocal planning authorities already have planning powers to limit the concentration or proliferation of HMOs within their locality. They can remove the national permitted development right for smaller HMOs to protect the local amenity or wellbeing of an ar...
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