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The Planning (Use Classes) Order (NI) 2004 includes Houses in Multiple Occupation as a sui generis use. This means that a change of use to a HMO requires planning permission in all instances. This Subject Plan applies to HMOs as defined in Article 75 of The Housing (NI) Order 1992 and repeated in Article 2(1) of The Planning (Use Classes) Order (NI) 2004. Paragraphs (1) and (1A) of Article 75 of the Housing (NI) Order 1992 provide: “(1) . . .house in multiple occupation” means a house occupied by more than 2 qualifying persons, being persons who are not all members of the same family.
For the purposes of this Subject Plan, a HMO is an individual dwelling unit, whether a house or a flat/ apartment. This Subject Plan does not apply to use for any purpose set out in Class C1 of the Planning (Use Classes) Order (NI) 2004.
by a single person or by people living together as a family or by not more than 6 residents living together as a single household where care is provided for residents.
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