Article 4 HMO check — Lake District National Park
Lake District National Park Authority has published 29 Article 4 Direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, 0 of which remove the C3 → C4 small-HMO right and 29 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 Lake District National Park
Why this tier: 14 householder rights also removed (extensions, roofs, exterior).
- 2AGates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure · 9 areas
- VI1-1963Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1963 · 8 areas
- 1AEnlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) · 5 areas
- 2BMeans of access to a highway · 3 areas
- 2CExterior painting · 3 areas
- 2DElectrical outlets for recharging vehicles · 3 areas
- 4BTemporary use of land (28-day rule) · 3 areas
- 1BAdditions or alterations to the roof (roof extensions, dormers) · 2 areas
- 1COther alterations to the roof (rooflights) · 2 areas
- 1DPorches · 2 areas
- 1EBuildings incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (outbuildings, sheds) · 2 areas
- 1HMicrowave antenna (satellite dishes) · 2 areas
- 2EElectrical upstands for recharging vehicles · 2 areas
- 2FClosed-circuit television cameras · 2 areas
- V1-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class V1-1977 · 2 areas
- 13-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class 13-1977 · 1 area
- 1FHard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) · 1 area
- 1F 1GSchedule 2 Part ? Class 1F 1G · 1 area
- 1GChimneys, flues or soil and vent pipes · 1 area
- IV2-1950Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1950 · 1 area
- IV2-1963Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1963 · 1 area
- IV2-1977Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1977 · 1 area
- REMOVAL OF ART03Schedule 2 Part ? Class REMOVAL OF ART03 · 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 Lake District National Park Authority
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 29 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
Lake District National Park Authority's published Article 4 Directions remove other permitted development rights (gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure; schedule 2 part ? class vi1-1963; enlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions)), 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 29 published areas: Gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure (9 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class VI1-1963 (8 areas); Enlargement, improvement or alteration of a dwellinghouse (extensions) (5 areas); Means of access to a highway (3 areas); Exterior painting (3 areas); Electrical outlets for recharging vehicles (3 areas); Temporary use of land (28-day rule) (3 areas); Additions or alterations to the roof (roof extensions, dormers) (2 areas); Other alterations to the roof (rooflights) (2 areas); Porches (2 areas); Buildings incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (outbuildings, sheds) (2 areas); Microwave antenna (satellite dishes) (2 areas); Electrical upstands for recharging vehicles (2 areas); Closed-circuit television cameras (2 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class V1-1977 (2 areas); Schedule 2 Part ? Class 13-1977 (1 area); Hard surfaces within the curtilage (driveways) (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class 1F 1G (1 area); Chimneys, flues or soil and vent pipes (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1950 (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1963 (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class IV2-1977 (1 area); Schedule 2 Part ? Class REMOVAL OF ART03 (1 area).
29 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 Lake District National Park Authority publishes to planning.data.gov.uk. Always confirm with the council's planning department before committing money.
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