The conversion of a house close to the town centre into an HMO is up for consideration by Bolton Council.

The applicant, Krishan Ladwa, applied for planning permission for the property on Castle Street last week.

A matter of weeks earlier an application by Mr Ladwa to convert the house into a guest house for the homeless with eight bedrooms was blocked by the council on the basis there would be "sub-standard living conditions".

This application by Mr Ladwa is to convert the house into an HMO, no longer for the homeless, and with one fewer bedroom.

There is one room on the ground floor along with a kitchen area and a living area, as well as four rooms on the first floor and two rooms on the second floor, all of them between 6.5 square metres and 10.5 squares metres in size and all of them with an ensuite bathroom.

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The application said: "The statement addresses the reason for refusal by the council for [the application to convert the house into a guest house for the homeless]. It assesses the scheme in light of local planning policy and national planning policy and assesses the scheme's compatibility in planning policy terms.

"The application site is within a sustainable location and the proposals are compliant with local planning policy and national planning policy as this statement sets out."

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In Bolton, a conversion into an HMO is in need of planning permission from the council if it involves more than six tenants or if it involves other changes such as extensions. Separately, a conversion into an HMO is in need of a licence from the council if it involves more than four tenants.

There is a consultation on the Bolton Council website and the deadline for a decision by Bolton Council is on September 16.

This article was written by Jack Tooth. To contact him, email jack.tooth@newsquest.co.uk or follow @JTRTooth on Twitter.