Article 4 HMO check — Chelmsford
Chelmsford City Council has published 26 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 0 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 26 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 Chelmsford
Why this tier: 5 householder rights also removed (extensions, roofs, exterior).
- 2AGates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure · 11 areas
- VI1-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1977 · 8 areas
- VI3-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI3-1977 · 4 areas
- 4BTemporary use of land (28-day rule) · 3 areas
- IV2-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1977 · 3 areas
- 2BMeans of access to a highway · 2 areas
- 2CExterior painting · 2 areas
- 4ATemporary buildings and structures · 2 areas
- 1AEnlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) · 1 area
- 1COther alterations to the roof (rooflights) · 1 area
- 4BCSchedule 2 Part 4 Class BC · 1 area
- 5ASchedule 2 Part 5 Class A · 1 area
- 6AAgricultural development on units of 5 hectares or more · 1 area
- II1-1963Schedule 2 Part ? Class II1-1963 · 1 area
- IV2-1963Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1963 · 1 area
- XXII1-1963Schedule 2 Part ? Class XXII1-1963 · 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 Chelmsford City 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 26 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
Chelmsford City Council's published Article 4 Directions remove other permitted development rights (gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure; schedule 2 part ? class vi1-1977; schedule 2 part ? class vi3-1977), 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 26 published areas: Gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure (11 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1977 (8 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI3-1977 (4 areas); Temporary use of land (28-day rule) (3 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1977 (3 areas); Means of access to a highway (2 areas); Exterior painting (2 areas); Temporary buildings and structures (2 areas); Enlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) (1 area); Other alterations to the roof (rooflights) (1 area); Schedule 2 Part 4 Class BC (1 area); Schedule 2 Part 5 Class A (1 area); Agricultural development on units of 5 hectares or more (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class II1-1963 (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1963 (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class XXII1-1963 (1 area).
26 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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