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HMO Article 4 in Tunbridge Wells
Do you need planning permission to turn a family home into a small HMO in Tunbridge Wells? What the council's own direction says, with dates, the map and the source.
Not confirmed. The Tunbridge Wells council page could not be read.
Council site returned HTTP 403 on every fetch (Article 4 page and HMO page). Search snippets suggest the council's Article 4 directions cover town centre office buildings and individual sites, not HMOs, but this could not be confirmed on a council page. Use the postcode checker below, which asks the national planning dataset for the exact point, and confirm with the council.
Council site returned HTTP 403 on every fetch (Article 4 page and HMO page). Search snippets suggest the council's Article 4 directions cover town centre office buildings and individual sites, not HMOs, but this could not be confirmed on a council page.
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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.
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: planning.data.gov.uk Article 4 direction areas, gov.uk HMO licensing. Indicative; confirm with the council before you offer.