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HMO Article 4 in Isle of Wight
Do you need planning permission to turn a family home into a small HMO in Isle of Wight? What the council's own direction says, with dates, the map and the source.
Not confirmed. The Isle of Wight council page could not be read.
iow.gov.uk returned HTTP 403 on the HMO licensing and housing renewal pages and the HMO register link redirected to the home page, so no council page could be read. Site searches surfaced only Newport Conservation Area Article 4 documents (windows and doors type) and no HMO Article 4 page or proposal. Use the postcode checker below, which asks the national planning dataset for the exact point, and confirm with the council.
iow.gov.uk returned HTTP 403 on the HMO licensing and housing renewal pages and the HMO register link redirected to the home page, so no council page could be read. Site searches surfaced only Newport Conservation Area Article 4 documents (windows and doors type) and no HMO Article 4 page or proposal.
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: Isle of Wight council, planning.data.gov.uk Article 4 direction areas, gov.uk HMO licensing. Indicative; confirm with the council before you offer.