Article 4 HMO check — Waverley
Waverley Borough Council has published 26 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 0 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 26 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 Waverley
Why this tier: 9 householder rights also removed (extensions, roofs, exterior) · commercial change-of-use rights also removed.
- 4BTemporary use of land (28-day rule) · 15 areas
- 2AGates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure · 12 areas
- 2BMeans of access to a highway · 7 areas
- 4ATemporary buildings and structures · 7 areas
- 5ASchedule 2 Part 5 Class A · 7 areas
- 5CSchedule 2 Part 5 Class C · 5 areas
- 6BAgricultural development on units of less than 5 hectares · 5 areas
- 6ESchedule 2 Part 6 Class E · 5 areas
- 9ESchedule 2 Part 9 Class E · 5 areas
- 1AEnlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) · 4 areas
- 2CExterior painting · 4 areas
- 1EBuildings incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (outbuildings, sheds) · 3 areas
- 6AAgricultural development on units of 5 hectares or more · 3 areas
- 1COther alterations to the roof (rooflights) · 2 areas
- 1DPorches · 2 areas
- 1FHard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) · 2 areas
- 1HMicrowave antenna (satellite dishes) · 2 areas
- 3MAChange of use: Class E (commercial, business, service) to dwellinghouses · 2 areas
- 5BSchedule 2 Part 5 Class B · 2 areas
- 7HExtension or alteration of an industrial building or warehouse · 2 areas
- 27ASchedule 2 Part 27 Class A · 1 area
- 3MChange of use: shop / financial / takeaway etc. to dwellinghouse · 1 area
- 6CSchedule 2 Part 6 Class C · 1 area
- 7AExtension or alteration of a shop or financial building · 1 area
- UNKNOWNSchedule 2 Part ? Class UNKNOWN · 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 Waverley 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 26 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
Waverley Borough Council's published Article 4 Directions remove other permitted development rights (temporary use of land (28-day rule); gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure; means of access to a highway), 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 26 published areas: Temporary use of land (28-day rule) (15 areas); Gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure (12 areas); Means of access to a highway (7 areas); Temporary buildings and structures (7 areas); Schedule 2 Part 5 Class A (7 areas); Schedule 2 Part 5 Class C (5 areas); Agricultural development on units of less than 5 hectares (5 areas); Schedule 2 Part 6 Class E (5 areas); Schedule 2 Part 9 Class E (5 areas); Enlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) (4 areas); Exterior painting (4 areas); Buildings incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (outbuildings, sheds) (3 areas); Agricultural development on units of 5 hectares or more (3 areas); Other alterations to the roof (rooflights) (2 areas); Porches (2 areas); Hard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) (2 areas); Microwave antenna (satellite dishes) (2 areas); Change of use: Class E (commercial, business, service) to dwellinghouses (2 areas); Schedule 2 Part 5 Class B (2 areas); Extension or alteration of an industrial building or warehouse (2 areas); Schedule 2 Part 27 Class A (1 area); Change of use: shop / financial / takeaway etc. to dwellinghouse (1 area); Schedule 2 Part 6 Class C (1 area); Extension or alteration of a shop or financial building (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class UNKNOWN (1 area).
26 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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