Article 4 HMO check — Adur
Adur District Council has published 9 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 0 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 9 cover other permitted development rights. Enter a postcode to see which, if any, contain it.
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What is prohibited without planning permission in Adur
Why this tier: 8 householder rights also removed (extensions, roofs, exterior).
- 1AEnlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) · 4 areas
- 1COther alterations to the roof (rooflights) · 4 areas
- 2AGates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure · 4 areas
- 11CDemolition of gates, fences, walls · 3 areas
- 1DPorches · 3 areas
- 1GChimneys, flues or soil and vent pipes · 3 areas
- 2CExterior painting · 3 areas
- 1EBuildings incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (outbuildings, sheds) · 2 areas
- 1FHard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) · 2 areas
- 6AAgricultural development on units of 5 hectares or more · 2 areas
- NONE THAT FIT INTO CURRENT CATEGORIESSchedule 2 Part ? Class NONE THAT FIT INTO CURRENT CATEGORIES · 1 area
- RESTORATION OR REPLACEMENT OF BUILDINGSSchedule 2 Part ? Class RESTORATION OR REPLACEMENT OF BUILDINGS · 1 area
- THE REBUILDINGSchedule 2 Part ? Class THE REBUILDING · 1 area
- WORKS OR PLANT WHICH HAVE SUSTAINED WAR DAMAGE.Schedule 2 Part ? Class WORKS OR PLANT WHICH HAVE SUSTAINED WAR DAMAGE. · 1 area
Codes are GPDO 2015 Schedule 2 Part/Class as published by the council. "Removed" means a planning application is required for that work inside the area.
HMO Article 4 Directions published by Adur District Council
No direction in the published data is flagged as HMO-related by its code or text — the council may have uploaded its HMO direction without that detail. Run a postcode check and read the direction document.
Plus 9 non-HMO Article 4 areas (conservation-area householder rights, commercial changes of use, etc.). A postcode check lists every one that contains the point.
FAQ
Adur District Council's published Article 4 Directions remove other permitted development rights (enlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions); other alterations to the roof (rooflights); gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure), not the C3→C4 HMO right on the published record. A small HMO (3–6 occupiers) would ordinarily be permitted development, but confirm with the council — records are sometimes incomplete. A large HMO (7+) always needs permission.
Across the 9 published areas: Enlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) (4 areas); Other alterations to the roof (rooflights) (4 areas); Gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure (4 areas); Demolition of gates, fences, walls (3 areas); Porches (3 areas); Chimneys, flues or soil and vent pipes (3 areas); Exterior painting (3 areas); Buildings incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (outbuildings, sheds) (2 areas); Hard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) (2 areas); Agricultural development on units of 5 hectares or more (2 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class NONE THAT FIT INTO CURRENT CATEGORIES (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class RESTORATION OR REPLACEMENT OF BUILDINGS (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class THE REBUILDING (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class WORKS OR PLANT WHICH HAVE SUSTAINED WAR DAMAGE. (1 area).
9 Article 4 areas are currently published on planning.data.gov.uk, of which 0 are HMO-related (C3→C4). Councils can add or amend directions at any time.
It is a breach of planning control. The council can serve an enforcement notice requiring the HMO use to stop; ignoring it is a criminal offence with an unlimited fine. Lenders and insurers may also treat it as a breach of their terms.
No. Article4Check UK is an independent private service that reads the open data Adur District Council publishes to planning.data.gov.uk. Always confirm with the council's planning department before committing money.
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