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HMO Article 4 evidence / Geographic area #7010000744

Government planning geography · Source record

Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016 — mapped area 73412

The Canterbury HMO Article 4 D

Government area #7010000744 · Source collected 2026-10-16 · Research-only

Boundary information is not a planning decision. This dataset record references a geographic polygon and a representative centre point. Neither a named area nor its central coordinate establishes that your property is inside an operative direction. Consult the official boundary geometry and council confirmation.

Which Article 4 geography is described?

The national Planning Data API lists Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016 as mapped area 7010000744, with local reference 73412. Its representative point is at approximately 51.29471°N, 1.07644°E (WGS84). This point is a navigation aid, not the mapped boundary or a particular building.

The Canterbury HMO Article 4 D

Published government area description

Source notes: Canterbury City Council Housing in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Article 4, Direction 1

Official geography fields, as collected
Area entity7010000744
Area reference73412
Originating organisation identifier75
Representative longitude / latitude1.076439 / 51.294709
Area start-date field2016-02-25
Area end-date fieldNot provided; this does not establish current operation
Last government record entry2025-04-12
Linked HMO-related directionNot independently linked from available identifiers

Check the location and actual boundary

Explore the representative point on OpenStreetMap ↗. This is intentionally not a building-level boundary check. Open the government record below to inspect the underlying polygon geometry; planning officers should confirm the authoritative mapped area and any amendments before investment or conversion decisions.

This record is HMO-labelled, but the ingest did not find a safely matched legal-instrument record using the issuing organisation and direction reference. We have not inferred one from a reused reference number. Verify the relevant signed document directly with the planning authority.

Practical next checks for a prospective HMO

  1. Determine the property's complete address, building footprint and current lawful use; never substitute this area centroid for the property's coordinates.
  2. Read the government's full polygon and the signed local direction, including permitted-development rights withdrawn, commencement, modification, exceptions and any expiry.
  3. Request the latest signed direction, associated plan and effective dates directly from the local planning authority.
  4. Check HMO licensing independently. A planning Article 4 direction neither grants nor replaces an HMO licence, and a licence cannot establish planning permission.

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Source: Planning Data Article 4 direction-area dataset, Open Government Licence v3.0, © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source collection: 2026-10-16.