Controversial Oswestry HMO with 'inadequate accommodation' would be 'harmful' to future residents - council
Plans to convert the upper floors of a Oswestry shop into a six-bed House in Multiple Occupancy (HMO) have been thrown out by the local authority.
An application to convert the upper floors of 23 Cross Street in Oswestry into a six-bed HMO was submitted to Shropshire Council in May.
The plans would have seen the six double bedrooms, two shared bathrooms and a kitchen installed above what is currently a vape shop.
But the proposal was met with resistance in Oswestry. Along with 14 letters of objection, a petition was submitted that had 181 signatories.
Those objecting raised concerns about insufficient space for residents and the lack of suitable parking.
