Owners of a house converted into student accommodation are having to think again after planners refused retrospective planning permission because there are already too many in the area.
The three bed family house in King Edward Road, Oldfield Park, was turned into a six-bed student let last year.
But when the owners applied for planning permission for the work they had done it was refused because it did not meet the new Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) regulations in Bath's Local Plan.
The regulations state that an area should not have a concentration of more than 25 per cent HMOs – the 100m area around the property in King Edward's Road has 32 per cent.
Bath & North East Somerset Council officers stated in their report that: "the proposal would result in an overconcentration of Houses in Multiple Occupation within this area, to the detriment of the mixture of size, type and affordability of accommodation available in the locality."
There were four objections against the proposal, on grounds of over-concentration, noise and shortage of parking.
Cllr Dave Dixon, B&NES member for Oldfield Park, said: "I am really quite pleased with this result.
"Planners will now continue enforcement action to bring this property out of HMO accommodation and back to a home, maybe for a family."
