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HMO Article 4 evidence / Legal instrument #6101857

Government API · Direction source record

Tendring Area

Article 4 Direction under Town & Country General Development Order 1995 Withdrawal of Permitted Development Rights for Change of Use of Dwelling Houses to HMO’s. Town & Country Planning Act (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended)

Catalogue captured 2026-10-16 · Government direction #6101857 · Research record, not legal certification

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 Tendring Area under permanent entity number 6101857 and the source's local reference PT404488. Its own published description appears below. No geographic area was safely joined to this record from the available national snapshot.

Article 4 Direction under Town & Country General Development Order 1995 Withdrawal of Permitted Development Rights for Change of Use of Dwelling Houses to HMO’s. Town & Country Planning Act (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended)

Planning Data direction description; check original document for authoritative terms.
Published government direction fields
Government entity ID6101857
Issuing organisation reference337
Local direction referencePT404488
Recorded start date2021-12-24
Recorded end dateNo end date supplied — this does not prove current operation
Government record entry date2025-10-14
Mapped areas matched0
Original documentlegacy.tendringdc.gov.uk

The government dataset supplies 2021-12-24 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

We did not find an area record with both the same organisation identifier and the same local direction reference. This reflects data coverage, not the absence of mapped restrictions. Consult the council document.

How to use this evidence for an HMO investment

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Request the relevant boundary map directly from the local planning authority because a matched area is not available here.
  4. Check any existing planning permissions separately from mandatory, additional and selective HMO licensing obligations; these are different regimes.

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Evidence: Planning Data Article 4 direction dataset, Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Data coverage is incomplete and may change after 2026-10-16.