Article 4 HMO check — Gloucester
Gloucester City Council has published 55 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 0 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 55 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 Gloucester
- PART 11 CLASS CSchedule 2 Part ? Class PART 11 CLASS C · 55 areas
- CLASS BSchedule 2 Part ? Class CLASS B · 42 areas
- CLASS CSchedule 2 Part ? Class CLASS C · 42 areas
- CLASS D AND CLASS FSchedule 2 Part ? Class CLASS D AND CLASS F · 42 areas
- PART 2 CLASS A AND CLASS CSchedule 2 Part ? Class PART 2 CLASS A AND CLASS C · 42 areas
- SCHEDULE 2 PART 1 CLASS ASchedule 2 Part ? Class SCHEDULE 2 PART 1 CLASS A · 42 areas
- SCHEDULE 2 PART 2 CLASS A AND CLASS CSchedule 2 Part ? Class SCHEDULE 2 PART 2 CLASS A AND CLASS C · 13 areas
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 Gloucester 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 55 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
Gloucester City Council's published Article 4 Directions remove other permitted development rights (schedule 2 part ? class part 11 class c; schedule 2 part ? class class b; schedule 2 part ? class class c), 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 55 published areas: Schedule 2 Part ? Class PART 11 CLASS C (55 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class CLASS B (42 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class CLASS C (42 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class CLASS D AND CLASS F (42 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class PART 2 CLASS A AND CLASS C (42 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class SCHEDULE 2 PART 1 CLASS A (42 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class SCHEDULE 2 PART 2 CLASS A AND CLASS C (13 areas).
55 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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