A proposal to turn a terraced house into an eight-bed house in multiple occupation (HMO), which already sits between two HMOs, has been given the go-ahead.

In April this year, an application filed by ACB CAD Services Ltd on behalf of an applicant outlined turning a three-storey brick Victorian terraced property on 10 Pole Lane in Failsworth into a HMO with a single-storey extension.

Its neighbours, number 8 and number 12, are also in use as HMOs, providing accommodation for up to 10 and seven people respectively.

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The documents show number 10 is already made up of five bedrooms, with two reception rooms, a utility room, a toilet, a storage room and a kitchen on the ground floor, plus a large rear garden.

Upstairs, there are three rooms and a bathroom on the first floor and the remaining two rooms on the second floor.

Blueprints of the plans suggest scrapping the two reception rooms on the ground floor for two bedrooms, each with an ensuite, and expanding the storage and utility room to make a third bedroom with an ensuite.

The ground floor would also have a dining room from the kitchen.

Meanwhile, the first floor has minor alterations to the layout while keeping three of the bedrooms to install an ensuite for each.

The second floor is also similar to how it is currently laid out, but again with added ensuites to the final two bedrooms.

A planning statement claims the HMO would not adversely affect the appearance of the property as the extension concerns only the rear and will be constructed of "similar materials" to the existing property - and will be similar to the approved extension of a neighbour's home at number 8 Pole Lane.

Assessing the proposal, a planning officer from Oldham Council noted there were no objections to the plans, despite publicity in the press.

The planning team also found that the property sits in a suitable location for future occupiers, with excellent transport links, and found all the bedrooms meet the required living standards.

However, while the plans do not include any provision for parking, the officer said it could increase in more vehicles in the area but that the council "does not have parking standards for residential development and all occupiers may not drive or own a car".

The officer further found the single-storey rear extension to be "acceptable" and in keeping with properties on the street - and raised the fact that the property already sits between two HMOs as evidence that there would be "no further significant impact on amenity to what exists at present".

As a result, Oldham Council approved the plans on June 19, providing the development includes the provision of secure cycle storage.

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