Fresh proposals have been lodged to convert a former doctor’s surgery in Newport into a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). Rufus Owolabi has put forward a revised planning application for a change of use of 16 West Street in Newport to a 13-bed HMO after the council refused his last site proposal, citing ‘poor living conditions’. The latest plans include 13 bedrooms and two communal kitchen, living and dining rooms, with a shared garden at grou…