Developer accused of 'trying to pull a fast one' over plans to transform house
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA developer is turning a home in Oldham into a ‘controversial’ House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO), despite opposition from local residents.
The house at 1 Norfolk Crescent in Failsworth is permitted to become a six-bed rental arrangement. The property was recently the subject of a heated town planning meeting, when the developer James Sherlock sought approval for an extension to the building.
Local councillor Sandra Ball described the plans as a 'wolf’s in sheep’s clothing' due to the 'obvious' intention to turn the property into a HMO.
The planning proposal received 64 objections at the time, with Coun Ball arguing that the developer was ‘trying to pull a fast one by using a loophole in the application system’ and ‘submitting this application under the guise of a family home extension’.
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