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HMO Article 4 evidence / Geographic area #7010007430

Government planning geography · Source record

2018 HMO Article 4 Direction — mapped area A4D3

Article 4 directions: ‘small’ houses in multiple occupation (HMO)

Government area #7010007430 · 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 2018 HMO Article 4 Direction as mapped area 7010007430, with local reference A4D3. Its representative point is at approximately 53.49085°N, 2.29773°W (WGS84). This point is a navigation aid, not the mapped boundary or a particular building.

Article 4 directions: ‘small’ houses in multiple occupation (HMO)

Published government area description
Official geography fields, as collected
Area entity7010007430
Area referenceA4D3
Originating organisation identifier301
Representative longitude / latitude-2.297726 / 53.490850
Area start-date field2018-11-25
Area end-date fieldNot provided; this does not establish current operation
Last government record entry2018-11-25
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 Read the government's full polygon and the signed local direction, including permitted-development rights withdrawn, commencement, modification, exceptions and any expiry.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.

HMO Article 4 explained → · Indicative property checker → · All API evidence pages →

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