A house in multiple occupation (HMO) conversion close to the town centre is allowed to go ahead after its approval by Bolton Council.

The applicant, Krishan Ladwa, applied for planning permission for the property on Castle Street this year.

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 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."

There was one objection to the application over issues including noise nuisance and parking problems.

However the HMO conversion is allowed to go ahead after its approval by the council on August 28.

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A report said: "The application accords with Bolton's Development Plan and it should be approved subject to conditions."

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 a change of use or an extension. Separately, a conversion into an HMO is in need of a licence from the council if it involves more than four tenants.

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