Article 4 HMO check — Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire Council has published 7 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 0 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 7 cover other permitted development rights. Enter a postcode to see which, if any, contain it.
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What is prohibited without planning permission in Central Bedfordshire
- 1971 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ORDER 1977-1981 DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4Schedule 2 Part ? Class 1971 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ORDER 1977-1981 DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4 · 1 area
- ARTICLE 4(1) DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER SCHEDULE 2 PART 1 CLASS AASchedule 2 Part ? Class ARTICLE 4(1) DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER SCHEDULE 2 PART 1 CLASS AA · 1 area
- B AND D OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 (AS AMENDED).Schedule 2 Part ? Class B AND D OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 (AS AMENDED). · 1 area
- DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) ORDER 1995 AS AMENDED. DIRECTION MADE UNDER ARTICLE 4(1) TO WHICH ARTICLE 5 APPLIES.Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) ORDER 1995 AS AMENDED. DIRECTION MADE UNDER ARTICLE 4(1) TO WHICH ARTICLE 5 APPLIES. · 1 area
- DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) ORDER 1995. DIRECTION MADE UNDER ARTICLE 4(1) TO WHICH ARTICLE 5(4) APPLIES.Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) ORDER 1995. DIRECTION MADE UNDER ARTICLE 4(1) TO WHICH ARTICLE 5(4) APPLIES. · 1 area
- DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACTSchedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT · 1 area
- DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971 · 1 area
- DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ORDERS 1973 TO 1976. DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4(1)(A)Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ORDERS 1973 TO 1976. DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4(1)(A) · 1 area
- DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL DEVEOPMENT ORDER 1973Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL DEVEOPMENT ORDER 1973 · 1 area
- DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4 · 1 area
- TODDINGTON CONSERVATION AREASchedule 2 Part ? Class TODDINGTON CONSERVATION AREA · 1 area
- TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL DEVEOPMENT ORDERS 1977 TO 1981. DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4.Schedule 2 Part ? Class TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL DEVEOPMENT ORDERS 1977 TO 1981. DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4. · 1 area
Codes are GPDO 2015 Schedule 2 Part/Class as published by the council. "Removed" means a planning application is required for that work inside the area.
HMO Article 4 Directions published by Central Bedfordshire Council
No direction in the published data is flagged as HMO-related by its code or text — the council may have uploaded its HMO direction without that detail. Run a postcode check and read the direction document.
Plus 7 non-HMO Article 4 areas (conservation-area householder rights, commercial changes of use, etc.). A postcode check lists every one that contains the point.
FAQ
Central Bedfordshire Council's published Article 4 Directions remove other permitted development rights (schedule 2 part ? class 1971 town and country planning general development order 1977-1981 direction under article 4; schedule 2 part ? class article 4(1) direction to remove permitted development rights under schedule 2 part 1 class aa; schedule 2 part ? class b and d of the town and country planning (general permitted development) (england) order 2015 (as amended).), not the C3→C4 HMO right on the published record. A small HMO (3–6 occupiers) would ordinarily be permitted development, but confirm with the council — records are sometimes incomplete. A large HMO (7+) always needs permission.
Across the 7 published areas: Schedule 2 Part ? Class 1971 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ORDER 1977-1981 DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4 (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class ARTICLE 4(1) DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER SCHEDULE 2 PART 1 CLASS AA (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class B AND D OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 (AS AMENDED). (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) ORDER 1995 AS AMENDED. DIRECTION MADE UNDER ARTICLE 4(1) TO WHICH ARTICLE 5 APPLIES. (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) ORDER 1995. DIRECTION MADE UNDER ARTICLE 4(1) TO WHICH ARTICLE 5(4) APPLIES. (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971 (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ORDERS 1973 TO 1976. DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4(1)(A) (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS UNDER TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL DEVEOPMENT ORDER 1973 (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4 (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class TODDINGTON CONSERVATION AREA (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL DEVEOPMENT ORDERS 1977 TO 1981. DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4. (1 area).
7 Article 4 areas are currently published on planning.data.gov.uk, of which 0 are HMO-related (C3→C4). Councils can add or amend directions at any time.
It is a breach of planning control. The council can serve an enforcement notice requiring the HMO use to stop; ignoring it is a criminal offence with an unlimited fine. Lenders and insurers may also treat it as a breach of their terms.
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