A bid to turn a large Isle of Wight town centre property into a house in multiple occupation (HMO) has attracted a wave of criticism.
Mr Singh’s planning application for a change of use of 23 Atherley Road in Shanklin encountered resistance from both residents and those further afield during a now closed council consultation.
The current building is a two-storey house with eight bedrooms, two kitchens, two lounges, two ensuites, three shower rooms and a bathroom.
If converted, it would have eight bedrooms plus a communal bathroom, shower room, lounge-kitchen room and two residents’ storage areas.
Nine individuals objecting to the plans flagged concerns relating to the prevalence of and need for HMOs in the area, property maintenance, anti-social behaviour and security, effects on the local tourism industry, community and elderly people and the standard of proposed accommodation.
They also raised issues such as family housing needs, impacts on property values and the area’s character, parking availability, road congestion and maintenance, noise pollution, overstretched public services and local infrastructure capacity.
Atherley Road resident Emma Godsell said:
“This application to increase resident numbers in the property without providing any parking facilities will only exacerbate existing problems.
“I am also concerned that this will provide more transient accommodation in a road already saturated with HMOs, when the area is lacking available properties for families or long-term residents.”
Karen Penn, who lives in Ventnor, said:
“The proposed plans show poor-quality accommodation: multiple small bedrooms, one inadequate shared kitchen, one and a half bathrooms and very limited lounge space attached to the kitchen.”
Council officer Michael Thorne said County Hall’s environmental health service had no objections to the proposal.
A decision is due to be made on the application on March 31.
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