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HMO Article 4 evidence / Geographic area #7010009611

Government planning geography · Source record

Article 4 for HMOs — mapped area A4D_HMO1

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 #7010009611 · 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 Article 4 for HMOs as mapped area 7010009611, with local reference A4D_HMO1. Its representative point is at approximately 51.55981°N, 0.26780°W (WGS84). This point is a navigation aid, not the mapped boundary or a particular building.

Official geography fields, as collected
Area entity7010009611
Area referenceA4D_HMO1
Originating organisation identifier42
Representative longitude / latitude-0.267797 / 51.559814
Area start-date field2022-11-01
Area end-date fieldNot provided; this does not establish current operation
Last government record entry2022-11-01
Linked HMO-related direction#6103177 — A4D_HMO

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 Article 4 for HMOs (#6103177) carries local reference A4D_HMO. The instrument dataset supplies a start date of 2022-11-01. 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 Read the government's full polygon and the signed local direction, including permitted-development rights withdrawn, commencement, modification, exceptions and any expiry.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.

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.