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HMO Article 4 evidence / Geographic area #7010004296

Government planning geography · Source record

HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areas — mapped area A4Da1

A separately identified geographic entry in the national Article 4 direction-area catalogue, selected for its HMO context or a validated link to an HMO-related direction.

Government area #7010004296 · 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 HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areas as mapped area 7010004296, with local reference A4Da1. Its representative point is at approximately 50.38123°N, 4.13256°W (WGS84). This point is a navigation aid, not the mapped boundary or a particular building.

Official geography fields, as collected
Area entity7010004296
Area referenceA4Da1
Originating organisation identifier253
Representative longitude / latitude-4.132565 / 50.381234
Area start-date field2012-09-14
Area end-date fieldNot provided; this does not establish current operation
Last government record entry2012-09-14
Linked HMO-related direction#6100370 — A4D1

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.

Its related planning instrument

The same source organisation's direction HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areas (#6100370) carries local reference A4D1. The instrument dataset supplies a start date of 2012-09-14. This link does not establish that the direction currently applies to a specific property.

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. Compare the local authority document linked above against the property site plan.
  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.