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Rhyl Journal
3 days ago
- Business
- Rhyl Journal
Landlord applies to convert Rhyl home into HMO
Majid Khan, of London-based Genics Investment, has applied to Denbighshire County Council's planning department, seeking permission for a change of use of 15 Chester Street from a dwelling to six-bedroom HMO. According to the application, the HMO is already in use but is not registered with Denbighshire County Council. The applicant says the building has been in continuous use as a HMO for more than ten years. The applicant has supplied a list of tenancy agreements, housing benefit details, and a statement from the previous landlord as 'evidence' of the above. A planning statement issued on behalf of Mr Khan reads: 'The property was purchased in 1996 for a HMO use, and the previous landlord did submit a planning application in (the) late 90s (or) early 2000s, but this was not registered formally on the council's records. 'Before the new directives came in 2014, a HMO Licence was not required. A HMO licence was granted and expired in 2020.' HMOs are carefully regulated by some councils, especially in seaside towns, which may have a greater number of large empty properties. MORE NEWS: Darren Millar: Clwyd West MS to appear on episode of BBC Question Time Prestatyn Pride to be held for first time this weekend: what to expect Rhyl's Queen's Market 'starting to take shape' as signage installed Rhyl councillor Brian Jones said he believed the town already had enough HMOs. 'In my opinion, Rhyl has more than enough HMOs,' he said. 'When Rhyl is compared to other towns in Denbighshire, Rhyl has by far the highest number. We have enough of them. We certainly don't need any more.' Denbighshire defines a HMO as a property rented to 'at least three people who are not from the same household, such as a family'. A HMO property in Denbigh, Llangollen, Prestatyn and Rhyl must have a licence if there are three or more tenants living there and: They form more than one household, with or without shared facilities (bathroom and kitchen) They form more than one fully self-contained household, but do not meet the 1991 Building Regulations and where less than two-thirds of the self-contained flats are owner occupied. The planning application will likely be debated at a future planning committee meeting at Ruthin 's County Hall HQ.
Rhyl Journal
3 days ago
- General
- Rhyl Journal
Denbighshire criticised for not being tough on fly-tipping
Cllr Chris Evans has urged the local authority to take stronger enforcement action against fly-tippers. He separately called on them to address concerns over rubbish accidentally spilling from council bin wagons. Cllr Evans says some residents are dumping household rubbish next to public bins, only for seagulls and foxes to tear open bin bags, harming both wildlife and farm animals. The Tremeirchion councillor said he has sent emails to Denbighshire Council's heads of service, reporting problems in the village, as well as at St Asaph, Rhuallt, Denbigh, Sodom, on a rural lane between Clawdd-Newydd and Pwllglas, and Moel Famau. 'What we are having a problem with, especially around Rhuallt and rural areas, is that people haven't got enough room in their bins. 'We're seeing people putting household waste in bags by the public bins, and foxes or seagulls are ripping the bags open,' he said. 'Somebody has dumped three mattresses down by the roadside in a rural area. 'Two people were prosecuted from Ruthin. The bin bags are full of rubbish, one of the worst things for rural areas. 'It's disgusting. It is mostly household waste: bread wrappers, cartons. 'A couple of farmers have come to me complaining that their animals are actually digesting the rubbish.' MORE NEWS: Darren Millar: Clwyd West MS to appear on episode of BBC Question Time Prestatyn Pride to be held for first time this weekend: what to expect Rhyl's Queen's Market 'starting to take shape' as signage installed Cllr Evans called on Denbighshire to get tough on offenders. 'We need better enforcement of this, to stop animals ripping the bags open and to find the till receipts to identify the people who are doing this, because it is not right,' he said. Cllr Evans said he found multiple debit and credit card receipts in one bin bag for the same household after it had been ripped open by seagulls. 'When I looked, there was a receipt in one of the bags,' he said. 'What are your receipts doing in the bin bag? OK, it might be a fluke finding one receipt in the bag, but two or three?' Cllr Evans also raised concerns about council bin wagons and recycling trucks. 'I've also been seeing a lot more bin wagons and recycling trucks contributing to rubbish falling out of recycling trucks,' he said. 'I've written to the heads of environment at Denbighshire County Council. 'What's happening is they're driving from village to village at 50mph, and the wind is blowing all the rubbish out the back.' He added: 'I had a resident follow a recycling truck from Henllan all the way back to the station in Denbigh a couple of months ago, and the back doors were open.' Denbighshire County Council was contacted for a comment.
