Appendix B – PBSA Policy Review
| Area | Wording | Other detail in policy | Note |
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| sites and premises and is consistent with relevant defined Centre policies; | assessment of existing stock (both University and privately owned stock) including any waiting lists for existing places, an appraisal of schemes in the planning pipeline (under construction, with planning permission and current applications), consultation with Higher Education providers and reference to the Council’s latest Authority Monitoring Report which contains information on student numbers and completed bed spaces. | The of st “sus comm mec Nb. situas PBS, |
| Policy H06 | 1. Planning permission for the following development will only be granted where it does not conflict with Policies HO1 and HO2 and does not undermine local objectives to create or maintain sustainable, inclusive and mixed communities:
a. changes of use and / or the erection of buildings to create new Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs);
b. extension / alteration of existing HMOs including development that facilitates an increase in the number of occupiers / bedspaces;
c. changes of use and the erection of buildings which include the creation of residential accommodation for exclusive occupation by students (e.g. purpose built student accommodation);
d. extension / alteration of purpose built student accommodation resulting in an overall increase in the number of student bed spaces.
2. In assessing the development’s impact on local objectives to create or maintain sustainable, inclusive and mixed use communities, regard will be given to the following criteria:
a. the existing proportion of HMOs and / or other Student Households in the area and whether this proportion amounts or will amount to a ‘Significant Concentration’ (calculated using the methodology shown in Appendix 6) apart from | Areas with a ‘significant concentration’ of HMOs / Student Households are identified using Council Tax information to map the properties where student exemptions apply combined with Environmental Health records of properties known to be in use as HMOs.
Where there is already a ‘Significant Concentration’ of HMOs and/or student households in an area, calculated using the methodology in Appendix 6, planning permission will therefore not usually be granted for further HMOs or Purpose Built Student Accommodation unless the PBSA complies with Policy HO5. A ‘Significant Concentration’ is considered to be 10%.
‘Significant Concentrations’ do not exist in the majority of the Nottingham City area, which is a highly urban authority with excellent | |