Leicester City Council HMO Article 4 Direction 2021

Evidence status: This is an independent explanation of a published government dataset entry. It is not confirmation that this direction is operative, that a particular building lies within it or that a licence is required. The signed council instrument and mapped boundary take precedence over this page.

What this direction record identifies

The national Planning Data catalogue identifies Leicester City Council HMO Article 4 Direction 2021 under permanent entity number 6101504 and the source's local reference A4_020. The catalogue supplies no descriptive explanation beyond the record name. Our collection links 1 geographic area record(s) to the same issuing organisation and local direction reference.

Published government direction fields
Government entity ID	6101504
Issuing organisation reference	193
Local direction reference	A4_020
Recorded start date	2021-11-16
Recorded end date	No end date supplied — this does not prove current operation
Government record entry date	2021-11-16
Mapped areas matched	1
Original document	www.leicester.gov.uk

The government dataset supplies 2021-11-16 as a start-date value. Before acting, verify that it refers to the operative direction affecting the specific site and that it has not been modified, replaced or revoked.

Official evidence and source documents

Associated mapped areas

The following area entities reference this direction within the same source organisation. Their coordinates are approximate representative points; the actual boundary must be checked using the government's full geometry and the signed council map.

Leicester City Council HMO Article 4 Direction 2021 — mapped area #7010007254 (A4_020/HM) →

How to use this evidence for an HMO investment

Identify the correct full address and existing lawful use. A change from a dwellinghouse (C3) to a small HMO (C4) can raise a different question from a large sui generis HMO.
Read the linked council document, not only this catalogue entry. Identify the precise permitted-development rights withdrawn, confirmation or effective date, exceptions and exact mapped boundary.
Compare the distinct mapped area records above, then obtain the authoritative map for the actual building footprint.
Check any existing planning permissions separately from mandatory, additional and selective HMO licensing obligations; these are different regimes.

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