Article 4 HMO check — Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has published 13 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 1 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 12 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme
Why this tier: 1 HMO direction (C3→C4 right removed) · 6 householder rights also removed (extensions, roofs, exterior).
- 3LChange of use: dwellinghouse (C3) to small HMO (C4) — up to 6 unrelated occupiers · 1 area
- 2AGates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure · 12 areas
- 1AEnlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) · 11 areas
- 1COther alterations to the roof (rooflights) · 11 areas
- 1DPorches · 11 areas
- 11CDemolition of gates, fences, walls · 9 areas
- 11BDemolition of buildings · 8 areas
- 1FHard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) · 4 areas
- 1EBuildings incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (outbuildings, sheds) · 2 areas
- 14AInstallation of solar equipment on domestic premises · 1 area
- 14HSchedule 2 Part 14 Class H · 1 area
- 6AAgricultural development on units of 5 hectares or more · 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
- Sidmouth Avenue, Gower Street, Granville Avenue, Northcote Place and King StreetIn force 2015-12-22
Plus 12 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
If the property sits inside one of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council's 1 HMO Article 4 Direction area, yes: the permitted development right to change a house (C3) into a small HMO (C4, 3–6 occupiers) is withdrawn and a full planning application is required. Outside those areas a small HMO is normally permitted development. A large HMO (7+ occupiers) always needs permission. Check the exact postcode above.
Across the 13 published areas: Change of use: dwellinghouse (C3) to small HMO (C4) — up to 6 unrelated occupiers (1 area); Gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure (12 areas); Enlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) (11 areas); Other alterations to the roof (rooflights) (11 areas); Porches (11 areas); Demolition of gates, fences, walls (9 areas); Demolition of buildings (8 areas); Hard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) (4 areas); Buildings incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (outbuildings, sheds) (2 areas); Installation of solar equipment on domestic premises (1 area); Schedule 2 Part 14 Class H (1 area); Agricultural development on units of 5 hectares or more (1 area).
13 Article 4 areas are currently published on planning.data.gov.uk, of which 1 is HMO-related (C3→C4); the most recent HMO direction came into force 2015-12-22. 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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