Article 4 HMO check — Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has published 27 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 0 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 27 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 Stoke-on-Trent
Why this tier: 8 householder rights also removed (extensions, roofs, exterior).
- 11CDemolition of gates, fences, walls · 27 areas
- 2AGates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure · 27 areas
- 2CExterior painting · 26 areas
- 1BAdditions or alterations to the roof (roof extensions, dormers) · 22 areas
- 1COther alterations to the roof (rooflights) · 22 areas
- 1GChimneys, flues or soil and vent pipes · 22 areas
- 1FHard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) · 19 areas
- 1DPorches · 11 areas
- 1AEnlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) · 9 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 Stoke-on-Trent 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 27 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
Stoke-on-Trent City Council's published Article 4 Directions remove other permitted development rights (demolition of gates, fences, walls; gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure; exterior painting), 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 27 published areas: Demolition of gates, fences, walls (27 areas); Gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure (27 areas); Exterior painting (26 areas); Additions or alterations to the roof (roof extensions, dormers) (22 areas); Other alterations to the roof (rooflights) (22 areas); Chimneys, flues or soil and vent pipes (22 areas); Hard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) (19 areas); Porches (11 areas); Enlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) (9 areas).
27 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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