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HMO Article 4 in Horsham
Do you need planning permission to turn a family home into a small HMO in Horsham? What the council's own direction says, with dates, the map and the source.
Not confirmed. The Horsham council page could not be read.
horsham.gov.uk returned HTTP 403 on three separate HMO pages, so no council page could be read. The council's Article Four Directions dataset on data.gov.uk describes its directions as character-of-area controls (conservation area type) with no mention of HMOs or C4, and searches found no HMO Article 4 page or proposal for Horsham. Use the postcode checker below, which asks the national planning dataset for the exact point, and confirm with the council.
horsham.gov.uk returned HTTP 403 on three separate HMO pages, so no council page could be read. The council's Article Four Directions dataset on data.gov.uk describes its directions as character-of-area controls (conservation area type) with no mention of HMOs or C4, and searches found no HMO Article 4 page or proposal for Horsham.
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: Horsham council, planning.data.gov.uk Article 4 direction areas, gov.uk HMO licensing. Indicative; confirm with the council before you offer.