Rooms above shop could become new HMO

South Tyneside Council's planning department has received an application for 388 South Eldon Street in the Simonside and Rekendyke ward.

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The application is seeking permission for a "residential conversion/ change of use" of a first floor flat at the property to a five-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO).

HMOs are a property type where multiple households live together in individual bedrooms with shared facilities, including a kitchen, communal living areas and bathrooms in some cases.