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HMO Article 4 evidence / Geographic area #7010009964

Government planning geography · Source record

Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction — mapped area HMOART4OXFORD

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 #7010009964 · 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 Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction as mapped area 7010009964, with local reference HMOART4OXFORD. Its representative point is at approximately 51.75460°N, 1.24096°W (WGS84). This point is a navigation aid, not the mapped boundary or a particular building.

Source notes: This Article 4 Direction came into force on 25 February 2012 that introduced local planning controls for HMOs in the whole Oxford City Council area.

Official geography fields, as collected
Area entity7010009964
Area referenceHMOART4OXFORD
Originating organisation identifier251
Representative longitude / latitude-1.240960 / 51.754596
Area start-date field2012-02-25
Area end-date fieldNot provided; this does not establish current operation
Last government record entry2012-02-25
Linked HMO-related direction#6102865 — HMOART4OXFORD

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 Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction (#6102865) carries local reference HMOART4OXFORD. The instrument dataset supplies a start date of 2012-02-25. This link does not establish that the direction currently applies to a specific property.

Related local HMO licensing research

This area record links safely to a direction published under a Oxford government document host. Before acquiring or operating a shared house in that authority, read our Oxford licensing, fee and planning research → and then verify the exact property's boundary against the council's operative notice. The reference point here is not planning clearance.

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.