Article 4 HMO check — Peterborough
Peterborough City Council has published 108 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 1 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 107 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 Peterborough
Why this tier: 1 HMO direction (C3→C4 right removed) · 11 householder rights also removed (extensions, roofs, exterior).
- 3LChange of use: dwellinghouse (C3) to small HMO (C4) — up to 6 unrelated occupiers · 1 area
- 14AInstallation of solar equipment on domestic premises · 54 areas
- 2CExterior painting · 48 areas
- 1AEnlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) · 47 areas
- 1COther alterations to the roof (rooflights) · 47 areas
- 2AGates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure · 43 areas
- 1DPorches · 35 areas
- 1HMicrowave antenna (satellite dishes) · 32 areas
- 1FHard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) · 29 areas
- 11BDemolition of buildings · 26 areas
- 1EBuildings incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (outbuildings, sheds) · 17 areas
- 2BMeans of access to a highway · 10 areas
- 1GChimneys, flues or soil and vent pipes · 8 areas
- 1BAdditions or alterations to the roof (roof extensions, dormers) · 3 areas
- 2C: 11BSchedule 2 Part ? Class 2C: 11B · 3 areas
- 11ASchedule 2 Part 11 Class A · 2 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 Peterborough City Council
- Hampton, Fletton & Woodston and Park HiMOIn force 2024-01-01
Plus 107 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 Peterborough City 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4 Direction area, yes: the permitted development right to change a house (C3) into a small HMO (C4, 3–6 occupiers) is withdrawn and a full planning application is required.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 108 published areas: Change of use: dwellinghouse (C3) to small HMO (C4) — up to 6 unrelated occupiers (1 area); Installation of solar equipment on domestic premises (54 areas); Exterior painting (48 areas); Enlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) (47 areas); Other alterations to the roof (rooflights) (47 areas); Gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure (43 areas); Porches (35 areas); Microwave antenna (satellite dishes) (32 areas); Hard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) (29 areas); Demolition of buildings (26 areas); Buildings incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (outbuildings, sheds) (17 areas); Means of access to a highway (10 areas); Chimneys, flues or soil and vent pipes (8 areas); Additions or alterations to the roof (roof extensions, dormers) (3 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class 2C: 11B (3 areas); Schedule 2 Part 11 Class A (2 areas).
108 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 2024-01-01. 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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