Article 4 HMO check — Ashford
Ashford Borough Council has published 69 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 0 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 69 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 Ashford
- ARTICLE 4 (1)Schedule 2 Part ? Class ARTICLE 4 (1) · 49 areas
- ARTICLE 4(1) TO WHICH ARTICLE 5(4) APPLIESSchedule 2 Part ? Class ARTICLE 4(1) TO WHICH ARTICLE 5(4) APPLIES · 3 areas
- 1971: CONFIRMED SUBJECT TO MODIFICATIONSSchedule 2 Part ? Class 1971: CONFIRMED SUBJECT TO MODIFICATIONS · 1 area
- ARTICLE 4 (3)(B)Schedule 2 Part ? Class ARTICLE 4 (3)(B) · 1 area
- ARTICLE 4(1)Schedule 2 Part ? Class ARTICLE 4(1) · 1 area
- DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4(1)Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4(1) · 1 area
- DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4(1) TO WHICH ARTICLE 5(4) APPLIESSchedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4(1) TO WHICH ARTICLE 5(4) APPLIES · 1 area
- KCC DIRECTION 1Schedule 2 Part ? Class KCC DIRECTION 1 · 1 area
12 areas without itemised rights — those may remove more than listed.
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 Ashford Borough 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 69 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
Ashford Borough Council's published Article 4 Directions remove other permitted development rights (schedule 2 part ? class article 4 (1); schedule 2 part ? class article 4(1) to which article 5(4) applies; schedule 2 part ? class 1971: confirmed subject to modifications), 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 69 published areas: Schedule 2 Part ? Class ARTICLE 4 (1) (49 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class ARTICLE 4(1) TO WHICH ARTICLE 5(4) APPLIES (3 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class 1971: CONFIRMED SUBJECT TO MODIFICATIONS (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class ARTICLE 4 (3)(B) (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class ARTICLE 4(1) (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4(1) (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4(1) TO WHICH ARTICLE 5(4) APPLIES (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class KCC DIRECTION 1 (1 area).
69 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.
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