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Resolved:-
 

(1)         
that approval be given to the consultation on the
expansion of additional licensing across
Sandwell;

(2)         
that the Director of Housing and the Director for
Regeneration and Growth be authorised to carry out research into
the distribution of small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (not
currently subject to planning permission) to provide a robust
dataset allowing the preparation of a non-immediate Article 4
direction which will be applied to relevant areas within the
borough to remove permitted development rights for the change of
use of dwelling houses (C3 use) to small houses in multiple
occupation (C4 use);
 

(3)         
that the following recommendation of the Safer
Neighbourhoods and Active Communities Scrutiny Board be
approved:
 

a.   
the Council works closely with external bodies,
agencies and individuals, including West Midlands Police, West
Midlands Fire Service, Councillors, Community Support Officers and
other community facing organisations to identify un-registered
Houses in Multiple Occupation;
 

(4)         
that a further report be submitted to the Safer
Neighbourhoods and Active Communities Scrutiny Board, within 2
months’ time, on the decision of Cabinet in relation to (3)
above.