AIBU to object to a large co-living dwvelopment near my home?

I meant how do you think primary schools in other dodgy areas cope?

A lot of young professionals living in a city don't have cars. They use the bus or Ubers. It allows them to save whilst having decent living accommodation. People have to live somewhere. Personally I'd prefer to live next to a larger unit with young professionals out at work all day than several smaller HMO's filled with people who don't work so often hanging around all day.

IME they aren’t really like house shares. They are a collection of tiny studio apartments (which usually fall below recommended limits) and this is supposedly offset by shared amenity areas like common rooms, roof terraces etc

You can object easily on the council website. Just find the application.
Zero parking will hopefully mean it won’t pass

Definitely object if you live nearby. Councils are often trying to prevent a high number of HMOs in one area as it causes problems to saturate an area with over occupied crappy bedsits. They will not be used for young professionals. They are trying to cram as many people into one property as possible to maximise the rental income - which will be the same as the benefits amount obtainable in your area.

Don’t be so melodramatic. And there are primary schools in “ bad” areas all over the country cos.. guess what.. poor people’s kids have to go to school too.

Car free developments are a farce because in reality people need cars so they just park elsewhere.

How are they going to fit 18 rooms in a building that was a cafe and then 2 flats on it?

Are you sure you have that bit right?

Theres another thread running at the moment about someone looking for accommodation in London. Her options are a house share, which is what this would be

I dont know what Sunderland is like for prices of rentals or availability. I presume its more affordable that some areas but is there availability for the numbers who need it? Is this fulfiling a need?

Before you object you need to check when the public consultation is (or if it’s already passed).

You need to look into what counts as a material consideration and what doesn’t. Fear of crime can amount to a material consideration but it cannot be based on speculation, there’s a 3 stage test to set it out. Things like overdevelopment, amenity etc are but loss of private view, devaluing homes etc generally aren’t. The officers/Cllrs can only consider the planning policies & material considerations when making their decision so stick to that. “I don’t like the look of it” won’t get you anywhere.

We’ve had some of these in our LA and generally the room sizes don’t meet recommendations. You could check the plans and make something of that.

I am seeing increasing “car free” developments and that is sold as a good thing - less emissions and encouraging cycling (lots have cycle stores).

Badgering local Cllrs can help (one of them may speak against it at committee which helps). Petitions are good if you can get a lot of local support. Articles in the local paper help if there is public objection. Cllrs don’t like to make decisions which the public won’t like (if they can help it).

Isn't an HMO just a house share? No wonder we have so many young people living with their parents if we've all become horrified of people sharing houses. This was literally what everyone I knew did until they got coupled up or, more unusually, could afford a place on their own.

The co-living places around us are too expensive for young professionals, so they are stood empty.

Im wondering this. The most puzzling part of it.

Where do these people come from op? Are they housed from.prison? Is it a hmo specifically for ex offenders? Or does living in an hmo turn them into criminals? Is unclear what you mean really.
Have the machete wielders been arrested? Have the drug dealers been arrested?
For example maybe it is ained at key workers young teachers doctors social workers etc
Will they turn into machete wielding drug dealers because they share communal spaces?

This seems to be the new model in Brighton to. They are safe secure but expensive to my mind. Fully furnished you just bring your clothes

Me at 35 fleeing DV and it's all I could afford

Sorry missed your last post.

This is a completely ridiculous way to think. You've been reading far too many issues of certain newspapers and watching too much of certain tv stations.

For goodness sake, leave other people alone and stop being so bigoted, judgemental and nasty. Your views are based on hate speech. Please educate yourself!

You can have a job and still be broke

This thread is boring.
Move out if you don't want an a co-living space near you. Sounds like you don't like the area much anyway.
The end.

I don't understand what difference it makes if it's "young professionals" or not.

If it's somewhere people can live safely and happily then that's got to be a good thing surely? Or am I missing something