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HMO Article 4 in Bassetlaw

Do you need planning permission to turn a family home into a small HMO in Bassetlaw? What the council's own direction says, with dates, the map and the source.

In parts. Bassetlaw has HMO Article 4 directions in named areas.

named areas: Worksop central area In force since 3 June 2020. 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.

Coversnamed areas: Worksop central areaIn force from3 June 2020Made or confirmed3 June 2020ProposedOn 31 July 2025 councillors voted to instruct officers to begin introducing further Article 4 directions in areas of Bassetlaw with significant growth or concentration of HMOs; no new direction was found in force.Council pagewww.bassetlaw.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-servicesMapcouncil mapChecked28 September 2026

Council page: Worksop Central Area Article 4(1) direction made 5 December 2019 and confirmed 3 June 2020, removing Class L(b) permitted development (C3 to C4) on land edged red on the map. The council news page of August 2025 says the Worksop direction has been in place since June 2020 and that officers are to begin the process of further directions.

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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.

Is a postcode inside an HMO Article 4 area?

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.

See this on every listing.Kerbio puts the Article 4 answer, licensing, the council's HMO register and sold prices on the Rightmove, Zoopla or OnTheMarket page itself. Free for 7 days, then £39 a month.

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Sources: Bassetlaw council, planning.data.gov.uk Article 4 direction areas, gov.uk HMO licensing. Indicative; confirm with the council before you offer.