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Plans to convert shop could be approved despite 30 objections
Birmingham Mail
|November 20, 2025
PLANS to convert a shop into a house of multiple occupation (HMO) in a south Birmingham suburb have been recommended for approval despite an MP's objections.
Permission is being sought for a change of use from a shop at 1726-1728 Pershore Road, in Cotteridge, to a six-bedroom HMO.
But the proposal has attracted around 30 objections, including from the area's MP Al Carns, who argued the area was already struggling to cope with the number of HMOs.
Other objections from residents living nearby also suggested there was an “over-concentration of HMOs” and that further ones could “undermine community cohesion”.
According to a council officer’s report, Mr Carns also said he was concerned over possible problems with antisocial behaviour from tenants.
This story is from the November 20, 2025 edition of Birmingham Mail.
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