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HMO Article 4 evidence / Geographic area #7010010323

Government planning geography · Source record

Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Immediate direction — mapped area 19

The Direction removes permitted development rights for development consisting of a change of use of a building falling within Class C3 (dwelling houses) to a use falling within Class C4 (houses in multiple occupation).

Government area #7010010323 · 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 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Immediate direction as mapped area 7010010323, with local reference 19. Its representative point is at approximately 52.03432°N, 0.76162°W (WGS84). This point is a navigation aid, not the mapped boundary or a particular building.

The Direction removes permitted development rights for development consisting of a change of use of a building falling within Class C3 (dwelling houses) to a use falling within Class C4 (houses in multiple occupation).

Published government area description

Source notes: The Article 4 Direction applies to the whole of the Milton Keynes Council area, save for the Wards of Hanslope Park, Olney, Sherington and Danesborough

Official geography fields, as collected
Area entity7010010323
Area reference19
Originating organisation identifier215
Representative longitude / latitude-0.761617 / 52.034322
Area start-date field2011-06-28
Area end-date fieldNot provided; this does not establish current operation
Last government record entry2010-12-30
Linked HMO-related direction#6103397 — art4direction.19

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 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Immediate direction (#6103397) carries local reference art4direction.19. The instrument dataset supplies a start date of 2011-06-28. 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.