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HMO Article 4 in Basingstoke and Deane
Do you need planning permission to turn a family home into a small HMO in Basingstoke and Deane? What the council's own direction says, with dates, the map and the source.
In parts. Basingstoke and Deane has HMO Article 4 directions in named areas.
named areas: Basingstoke town and Chineham, and the villages of Old Basing, Oakley and Sherborne St John (including West End) Inside those areas a small HMO of 3 to 6 people needs full planning permission; outside them it is permitted development, subject to licensing. Check the exact address on the council's map or with the postcode checker below.
Council page: planning permission is required to convert a dwelling house to an HMO in Basingstoke town and Chineham and the surrounding villages of Old Basing, Oakley and Sherborne St John, including West End. The Article 4 Direction document is dated 13 June 2011 following a Cabinet report of 31 May 2011; the page does not state the in-force date. Map and direction PDFs are linked from the page.
Check an exact postcode
A direction can cover part of a council, and the national dataset is incomplete. This asks the planning data service for the exact point and falls back to the council's own statement.
What an Article 4 direction means
HMO Article 4 directions remove the permitted-development right to convert a family home (C3) to a small HMO (C4, 3 to 6 people). Inside one, that conversion needs full planning permission. Councils may also run additional licensing (smaller HMOs) or selective licensing (all private rentals) in designated areas. Planning permission and licensing are separate: a licence does not grant planning permission, and permission does not remove the need for a licence.
Sources: Basingstoke and Deane council, planning.data.gov.uk Article 4 direction areas, gov.uk HMO licensing. Indicative; confirm with the council before you offer.