Article 4 HMO check — Wiltshire
Wiltshire Council has published 48 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 0 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 48 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 Wiltshire
Why this tier: 8 householder rights also removed (extensions, roofs, exterior) · commercial change-of-use rights also removed.
- 2AGates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure · 14 areas
- 1AEnlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) · 10 areas
- VI1-1963Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1963 · 10 areas
- 1DPorches · 9 areas
- 1COther alterations to the roof (rooflights) · 8 areas
- 2CExterior painting · 7 areas
- 1GChimneys, flues or soil and vent pipes · 4 areas
- IV2-1963Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1963 · 4 areas
- 1EBuildings incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (outbuildings, sheds) · 3 areas
- IV1-1963Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV1-1963 · 3 areas
- IV2-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1977 · 3 areas
- NOT_AVAILABLESchedule 2 Part ? Class NOT_AVAILABLE · 3 areas
- VII1-1963Schedule 2 Part ? Class VII1-1963 · 3 areas
- 1A & 2CSchedule 2 Part ? Class 1A & 2C · 2 areas
- 1FHard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) · 2 areas
- II1-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class II1-1977 · 2 areas
- II2-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class II2-1977 · 2 areas
- II3-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class II3-1977 · 2 areas
- VI1-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1977 · 2 areas
- XXII1-1963Schedule 2 Part ? Class XXII1-1963 · 2 areas
- XXIII1-1963Schedule 2 Part ? Class XXIII1-1963 · 2 areas
- 11CDemolition of gates, fences, walls · 1 area
- 14AInstallation of solar equipment on domestic premises · 1 area
- 19RSchedule 2 Part 19 Class R · 1 area
- 3OChange of use: offices (B1a) to dwellinghouses · 1 area
- 48Schedule 2 Part ? Class 48 · 1 area
- 4BTemporary use of land (28-day rule) · 1 area
- 5ASchedule 2 Part 5 Class A · 1 area
- 6AAgricultural development on units of 5 hectares or more · 1 area
- 6CSchedule 2 Part 6 Class C · 1 area
- I1-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class I1-1977 · 1 area
- I3-1981-A1Schedule 2 Part ? Class I3-1981-A1 · 1 area
- I4-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class I4-1977 · 1 area
- II1-1963Schedule 2 Part ? Class II1-1963 · 1 area
- VI1-1950-AXSchedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1950-AX · 1 area
- VI1-1950-XSchedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1950-X · 1 area
- VI1-1963 4Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1963 4 · 1 area
3 areas without itemised rights — those may remove more than listed.
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 Wiltshire 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 48 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
Wiltshire Council's published Article 4 Directions remove other permitted development rights (gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure; enlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions); schedule 2 part ? class vi1-1963), 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 48 published areas: Gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure (14 areas); Enlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) (10 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1963 (10 areas); Porches (9 areas); Other alterations to the roof (rooflights) (8 areas); Exterior painting (7 areas); Chimneys, flues or soil and vent pipes (4 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1963 (4 areas); Buildings incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (outbuildings, sheds) (3 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV1-1963 (3 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1977 (3 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class NOT_AVAILABLE (3 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class VII1-1963 (3 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class 1A & 2C (2 areas); Hard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) (2 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class II1-1977 (2 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class II2-1977 (2 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class II3-1977 (2 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1977 (2 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class XXII1-1963 (2 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class XXIII1-1963 (2 areas); Demolition of gates, fences, walls (1 area); Installation of solar equipment on domestic premises (1 area); Schedule 2 Part 19 Class R (1 area); Change of use: offices (B1a) to dwellinghouses (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class 48 (1 area); Temporary use of land (28-day rule) (1 area); Schedule 2 Part 5 Class A (1 area); Agricultural development on units of 5 hectares or more (1 area); Schedule 2 Part 6 Class C (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class I1-1977 (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class I3-1981-A1 (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class I4-1977 (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class II1-1963 (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1950-AX (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1950-X (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1963 4 (1 area).
48 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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