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Article 4 HMO check — North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire Borough Council has published 10 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 1 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 9 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 North Warwickshire
Why this tier: 1 HMO direction (C3→C4 right removed) · HMO direction described as borough/city/town-wide.
- 3LChange of use: dwellinghouse (C3) to small HMO (C4) — up to 6 unrelated occupiers · 1 area
- IV2-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1977 · 3 areas
- 4B-1988Schedule 2 Part ? Class 4B-1988 · 2 areas
- 11BDemolition of buildings · 1 area
- 2AGates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure · 1 area
- 4BTemporary use of land (28-day rule) · 1 area
- 5ASchedule 2 Part 5 Class A · 1 area
- 6BAgricultural development on units of less than 5 hectares · 1 area
- I1-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class I1-1977 · 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 North Warwickshire Borough Council
- Borough wideIn force 2026-03-02
Plus 9 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 North Warwickshire Borough Council's 1 HMO Article 4 Direction area — and at least one is described as borough/city-wide —, yes: the permitted development right to change a house (C3) into a small HMO (C4, 3–6 occupiers) is withdrawn and a full planning application is required.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 10 published areas: Change of use: dwellinghouse (C3) to small HMO (C4) — up to 6 unrelated occupiers (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1977 (3 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class 4B-1988 (2 areas); Demolition of buildings (1 area); Gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure (1 area); Temporary use of land (28-day rule) (1 area); Schedule 2 Part 5 Class A (1 area); Agricultural development on units of less than 5 hectares (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class I1-1977 (1 area).
10 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 2026-03-02. 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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