Article 4 HMO check — Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury Borough Council has published 11 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 0 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 11 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 Tewkesbury
Why this tier: 9 householder rights also removed (extensions, roofs, exterior).
- 1AEnlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) · 11 areas
- 1DPorches · 10 areas
- 2CExterior painting · 10 areas
- 1COther alterations to the roof (rooflights) · 8 areas
- 2AGates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure · 7 areas
- 1EBuildings incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (outbuildings, sheds) · 3 areas
- 6BAgricultural development on units of less than 5 hectares · 3 areas
- 1FHard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) · 2 areas
- 11CDemolition of gates, fences, walls · 1 area
- 14AInstallation of solar equipment on domestic premises · 1 area
- 14JSchedule 2 Part 14 Class J · 1 area
- 1HMicrowave antenna (satellite dishes) · 1 area
- 2BMeans of access to a highway · 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 Tewkesbury Borough 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 11 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
Tewkesbury Borough Council's published Article 4 Directions remove other permitted development rights (enlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions); porches; 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 11 published areas: Enlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) (11 areas); Porches (10 areas); Exterior painting (10 areas); Other alterations to the roof (rooflights) (8 areas); Gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure (7 areas); Buildings incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (outbuildings, sheds) (3 areas); Agricultural development on units of less than 5 hectares (3 areas); Hard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) (2 areas); Demolition of gates, fences, walls (1 area); Installation of solar equipment on domestic premises (1 area); Schedule 2 Part 14 Class J (1 area); Microwave antenna (satellite dishes) (1 area); Means of access to a highway (1 area).
11 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 Tewkesbury Borough Council publishes to planning.data.gov.uk. Always confirm with the council's planning department before committing money.
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