Four-bedroom HMO at 11 Miller Street, Londonderry

“LA11/2025/0526/F APP LICATION TYPE: Full Planning Application PROP OSAL: Change of Use from Dwelling to House in Multiple Occupation LOC ATION: Miller Street, Londonderry, BT48 6SU APPLICANT: Peter Hallet AGE NT: Eddie Kerr ADV ERTISEMENT: 12 & 14/08/2025. STA TUTORY EXPIRY: 27 & 29/08/2025. REC OMMENDATION: Approval REASON FOR PRESENTATION TO COMMITTEE: More than five separate individual objections. All plan ning application forms, drawings, letters etc.”

“Site and Surrounding Area The application property is a two-storey mid-terrace dwelling with a small yard to the rear. There is no in curtilage parking at the site. Miller Street has on street parking. The site is located within the development limits of Derry in a predominantly residential area and is outside the Central Area Boundary as defined in the Derry Area Plan 2011. The area is largely comprised of terraced dwellings with Nazareth House Primary School nearby.”

“5.S ite Constraints Archaeology 6.Ne ighbour Notification Report 7.P lanning History None on application site. L A11/2025/0059/F 32 Miller Street, Retention of Change of Use from dwelling in single family use to house in multiple occupation (HMO) – Under consideration. 8.P olicy Context •Regional Development Strategy (RDS) 2035; Appendix 6”

“Policy HOU 13 of the LDP states that in the transition period until the Local Policies Plan is adopted, the Council will not permit more than 30% of any of the houses within any street to be granted for further HMO development. As per the direction in paragraph 16.102 of the Justification and Amplification to Policy HOU 13, of the 33 properties in Miller Street, there are no HMOs. This is based on the planning history of the Street and the HMO Licence Register.”

“Policy HOU 14 states that planning permission will only be granted for HMO development where all five criteria are met. These criteria are assessed accordingly below: • The proposal is for a four-bedroom HMO which therefore does not exceed the four bedroom threshold within the first criteria. • The gross internal floor space of the original property measures approx.”

“The proposal is for the change of use of an existing dwelling to a 4 bedroom HMO. Given the previous residential use of the site, the potential for ground contamination is limited, and no significant adverse impacts are anticipated in accordance with criteria viii) of Policy GDPOL 1. Criteria xiv) of Policy GDPOL 1 relating to major accidents is not applicable due to the nature of the proposal for residential use.”

“Transport and Movement Parking provision for the existing dwelling is on street along Miller Street. Policy TAM 9 requires development proposals to provide adequate car parking provision and appropriate servicing arrangements and states car parking provision within Derry City will be controlled on a zonal basis.”

“S trategic Planning Policy Statement (SPPS) for Northern Ireland Edition 2, 2025; •Derry City & Strabane District Council Local Development Plan 2032: Plan Strategy; •DAP 2011 Maps Only S upplementary Planning Guidance: •Draft SPG - General Development Management Policy (GDPOL 1) •Draft SPG – Houses in Multiple Occupancy (HMO’s) •Parking Standards 9.C onsultee Responses Environmental Health No objections, EHS has provided informatives regarding construction noise and dust,…”

“Parking Currently overstretched. Increase traffic. Close to Primary School – concerns about it facing a primary school, added traffic and parking poses a safety risk to children and parents during school hours.”

“Waste management concerns Consideration: It is the landlord’s responsibility to ensure that appropriate arrangements are put in place for the storage, collection and management of waste at the proposed development and to prevent nuisance from the spread of waste, odour or noise so as not to cause any loss of amenity to occupiers of neighbouring properties. Concerns about occupants not from area negatively impacting the community.”

“The Senior Planning Officer presented the above report, a copy of which was previously circulated to Members. An overview of the application was provided and based on material consideration in line with planning policy it was recommended to approve planning permission, subject to conditions as outlined within the report.”

“Councillor Jackson Proposed, Seconded by Councillor Fleming to support the recommendation to approve the above application, subject to the implementation of the standard planning conditions, as outlined within the report.”

“The outcome of the vote was unanimous support of the Proposal.”

“The Committee Resolved to support approval of application LA11/2025/0526/F, subject to conditions as outlined within the report.”

“Proposed Conditions 1. The development hereby permitted must be begun within five years from the date of this permission. Reason: As required by Section 61 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.”

“The HMO hereby approved, and in accordance with the approved floorplans on drawing No 06 which was published on the public register on 30th July 2025, shall be limited to four bedrooms and there shall be no sub-division of the bedrooms or other rooms for the purposes of providing additional bedrooms in this property.”