Newport City Council has received a fresh planning bid for a house in multiple occupation within the city.

The scheme involves transforming a Conway Road property into a four-bedroom HMO and comes after an earlier bid was turned down.

The prior proposal was rejected on appeal, though the planning inspector concluded there were no grounds for objection regarding the suitability of an HMO at that location, its effect on the local streetscape, the concentration of similar properties, or traffic and parking matters.

The appeal was turned down exclusively over worries about the quality of the indoor living conditions prospective tenants would experience.

Two specific problems were highlighted by the inspector: the absence of bathroom and toilet amenities on the bedroom level, and no upstairs lavatory provision during flooding scenarios that might leave occupants confined to upper floors.

The developer has since updated the proposal to tackle these issues.

A shower room and toilet have been incorporated on the first floor, with direct access from the sleeping quarters.

The modification aims to enhance everyday living standards for future residents and comprehensively resolve the inspector’s worries about residential amenity.