Article 4 HMO check — Kensington and Chelsea
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has published 84 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 0 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 84 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 Kensington and Chelsea
- MINOR ALTERATIONS IN CONSERVATION AREAS INCLUDING WORKS TO WINDOWSSchedule 2 Part ? Class MINOR ALTERATIONS IN CONSERVATION AREAS INCLUDING WORKS TO WINDOWS · 56 areas
- MINOR ALTERATIONS IN CONSERVATION AREASSchedule 2 Part ? Class MINOR ALTERATIONS IN CONSERVATION AREAS · 24 areas
- BASEMENTSSchedule 2 Part ? Class BASEMENTS · 1 area
- BUSINESS AND SERVICE USE TO RESIDENTIAL USESchedule 2 Part ? Class BUSINESS AND SERVICE USE TO RESIDENTIAL USE · 1 area
- COMMERCIALSchedule 2 Part ? Class COMMERCIAL · 1 area
- LAUNDERETTES - CHANGE OF USE TO AN OFFICE USESchedule 2 Part ? Class LAUNDERETTES - CHANGE OF USE TO AN OFFICE USE · 1 area
- LAUNDERETTES - CHANGE OF USE TO RESIDENTIAL USESchedule 2 Part ? Class LAUNDERETTES - CHANGE OF USE TO RESIDENTIAL USE · 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 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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 84 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
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea's published Article 4 Directions remove other permitted development rights (schedule 2 part ? class minor alterations in conservation areas including works to windows; schedule 2 part ? class minor alterations in conservation areas; schedule 2 part ? class basements), 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 84 published areas: Schedule 2 Part ? Class MINOR ALTERATIONS IN CONSERVATION AREAS INCLUDING WORKS TO WINDOWS (56 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class MINOR ALTERATIONS IN CONSERVATION AREAS (24 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class BASEMENTS (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class BUSINESS AND SERVICE USE TO RESIDENTIAL USE (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class COMMERCIAL (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class LAUNDERETTES - CHANGE OF USE TO AN OFFICE USE (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class LAUNDERETTES - CHANGE OF USE TO RESIDENTIAL USE (1 area).
84 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.
No. Article4Check UK is an independent private service that reads the open data Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea publishes to planning.data.gov.uk. Always confirm with the council's planning department before committing money.
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