By John Baron
Plans to transform the former Rupyal Restaurant in Stanningley into a shared household (HMO) with 16 bedrooms has been submitted to Leeds council.
Developer Burley-based Watts & Co wants to change of use of the Town Street building from a restaurant into 16 en-suite bedrooms with eight on the ground floor, five on the first floor and three in the converted loft space.
The bedrooms will be serviced by a substantial kitchen, laundry, two store rooms, a communal dining hall/study and cinema/tv room in the basement. A further kitchen will be provided on the first floor and a lounge/tv room on the second floor.
A planning statement submitted with the application said: “There is adequate on-street parking available nearby and five parking spaces fronting onto Vernon Place to the rear and on-street parking is generally recognised as being acceptable where the benefits of the proposal outweigh any shortcomings of the parking deficit.”
The statement says alternative methods of transport, included buses, are a short walk away.
“It is considered that the proposed use is entirely suitable for the property and which provides for an increasing demand in the city,” the statement concluded.
Read the plans in full here.
What’s a HMO?
A House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) is an entire house or flat which is let to three or more tenants who form two or more households and who share a kitchen, bathroom or toilet.
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16 beds! Wow.
!6 ensuite bedrooms on the ground gloor alone! It sounds like pretty grim living to me. Still I’m sure it will be very profitable for the landlord.
8 on the ground floor, read the article
I wonder if it will curry favour with Leeds City Council’s planning department. LOL
There is not enough room for parking.
It is bad enough just trying to get up or down Vernon Place with the people who park on it already. Some days you can’t even fit a car down it.