THERE are plans to turn the first floor of the Woodside Hotel in Cowdenbeath into an HMO (house of multiple occupation).
Asif Hussain of King Enterprises - who also owns The Kings pub in Kelty - has applied to Fife Council for a change of use for the Broad Street premises.
If approved the first floor will have nine bedrooms, two bathrooms, toilets and a kitchen.
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Mr Hussain previously received the go-ahead in 2022 for a similar plan in Kelty, at the old Lindsay Tavern on Main Street.
The council's website describes an HMO as a house or flat occupied by three or more unrelated persons who share one or more basic amenity with each other, such as a toilet, personal washing facilities and a kitchen.
It added: "The term can apply to hostels, shared flats, bedsits, student halls of residence and supported accommodation.
"A licence is required for this type of accommodation."
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