Four-bed HMO at 36 Liverpool Lawn, Ramsgate

“No. 36 Liverpool Lawn is a three-storey semi-detached dwelling, which is accessed via an alleyway off of the main road. It benefits from a balcony on the first floor of the front elevation, and a small piece of defensible space at ground floor level of the front elevation which separates a set of double doors from the street.”

“F/TH/13/0018 - Erection of 7no. 3-storey dwellings following demolition of existing building without compliance of condition 2 attached to planning permission F/TH/09/0915 to allow changes to the north, east, south and west elevations. Granted 21 Nov 2013.”

“F/TH/09/0915 - Erection of 7no. 3-storey dwellings, following demolition of existing building. Refused 18 Feb 2010. Allowed at appeal 15 Oct 2010.”

“Ramsgate Town Council: Objects. On the grounds of overdevelopment and its unsuitability for an HMO, including concerns regarding proximity to an existing HMO, inadequate bicycle storage, and potential fire safety issues. The proposal is also considered to conflict with the Local Plan policy, as it is located within 100 metres of an existing HMO.”

“KCC Highways: Initial comment: "Referring to the above description, it would appear that this development proposal does not meet the criteria to warrant involvement from the Highway Authority in accordance with the current consultation protocol arrangements. If there are any material highway safety concerns that you consider should be brought to the attention of the HA, then please contact us again with your specific concerns for our consideration…”

“Parking and highways - Severe existing parking pressure in area, proposal would make this worse - HMO could generate 5-10 additional vehicles - No off-street parking provision…”

“Quality of accommodation - Bedrooms too small (claims of 5.37 metres squared ad 8.76 metres squared) - Inadequate communal living space. - No private amenity space - Substandard compared with other HMOs approved with gardens - Ground floor bedroom privacy and security concerns…”

“The Principal Planning Officer gave an outline of the report.”

“The Chair proposed and the Vice Chair seconded to APPROVE the officer recommendation, subject to the following conditions:”

“When put to the vote the motion was AGREED.”

“The refuse storage facilities as specified in the correspondence received from the agent on 4 February 2025, shall be provided prior to the first occupation of the HMO hereby approved and shall be kept available for that use at all times.”