The proposal, submitted by Bethel Brooks Limited, sought to convert a five-bedroom, two-storey dwelling at 3 Cecil Road into a six-bedroom HMO. A plan has been rejected to turn a house into a HMO on Cecil Road. (Image: Google Maps)The site is located on a residential street near the town centre. The application included plans for minimal external alterations, focusing the changes on internal layout to accommodate the additional HMO unit. At the meeting at 9:30 on Wednesday the plan was refused.