Article 4 HMO check — New Forest
New Forest District Council has published 10 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 0 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 10 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 New Forest
- 2AGates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure · 3 areas
- 4BTemporary use of land (28-day rule) · 3 areas
- 2BMeans of access to a highway · 2 areas
- IV2-1963Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1963 · 2 areas
- VI1-1963Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1963 · 2 areas
- 4BATemporary use of land for motor racing · 1 area
- 4BCSchedule 2 Part 4 Class BC · 1 area
- 6AAgricultural development on units of 5 hectares or more · 1 area
- VI1-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1977 · 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 New Forest 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 10 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
New Forest District Council's published Article 4 Directions remove other permitted development rights (gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure; temporary use of land (28-day rule); means of access to a highway), 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 10 published areas: Gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure (3 areas); Temporary use of land (28-day rule) (3 areas); Means of access to a highway (2 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1963 (2 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1963 (2 areas); Temporary use of land for motor racing (1 area); Schedule 2 Part 4 Class BC (1 area); Agricultural development on units of 5 hectares or more (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1977 (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class XXII1-1963 (1 area).
10 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 New Forest District Council publishes to planning.data.gov.uk. Always confirm with the council's planning department before committing money.
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