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HMO Article 4 in Worcester
Do you need planning permission to turn a family home into a small HMO in Worcester? What the council's own direction says, with dates, the map and the source.
Yes. The whole of Worcester is covered by an HMO Article 4 direction.
whole district Converting a family home (use class C3) to a small HMO of 3 to 6 people (class C4) needs full planning permission anywhere in Worcester.
Main council site returned a 307 bot-challenge on every fetch, so the verdict rests on council committee documents: the 24 January 2013 Planning Committee report recommends an Article 4(2) direction removing C3 to C4 PD rights that shall apply to all wards and parishes of the city with twelve months notice, and a 15 September 2015 Cabinet key decision reviews the Article 4 Direction and HMO SPD (all wards). Third-party sources give the in-force date as 1 July 2014; not 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: Worcester council, planning.data.gov.uk Article 4 direction areas, gov.uk HMO licensing. Indicative; confirm with the council before you offer.