Houses to convert to HMOs

Single houses of 60 to 150 m² footprint near a station or tram stop, in towns in England where 17% or more of households rent privately and no Article 4 direction removes the right to convert.

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  1. One house of 60 to 150 m² footprint on a plot of up to 600 m²
  2. In a town in England near a station or tram stop
  3. In a council where 17% or more of households rent privately
  4. No Article 4 on small HMOs
On each site's record Building footprintSite sizeNearest stationDistance to a stationLast soldLast sale price

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The building
Its footprint, the number of buildings on the plot, and its use and floor area where it is on the energy certificate register.
What takes the right away
Article 4 directions, listed buildings, conservation areas and protected landscapes, mapped against the plot.
Planning on the plot
Ten years of planning applications, each with its decision and a link to the council's record.

Why these rules

Permitted development Class L (General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2, Part 3) allows a house to become a small HMO (use class C4, up to six residents) unless an Article 4 direction removes it; seven or more need planning permission.

Five or more tenants in two or more households need a mandatory HMO licence, with bedrooms of at least 6.51 m² for one adult and 10.22 m² for two (Housing Act 2004); councils may license smaller HMOs too. The house and plot sizes are Plota's, for a terraced or semi-detached town house, and so is the rental test: a council where 17% or more of households rent privately.

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