Individual directions and the named locations
Article 4 North
Catalogue description: Removes Permitted Development right that allows change of use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to HMO (Use Class C4)
National record ID: 6100357. The national catalogue does not provide the commencement date for this record. The current legal status must be confirmed from the council's signed notices.
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Article 4 East
Catalogue description: Removes Permitted Development right that allows change of use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to HMO (Use Class C4)
National record ID: 6100358. The national catalogue does not provide the commencement date for this record. The current legal status must be confirmed from the council's signed notices.
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Article 4 South
Catalogue description: Removes Permitted Development right that allows change of use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to HMO (Use Class C4)
National record ID: 6100359. The national catalogue does not provide the commencement date for this record. The current legal status must be confirmed from the council's signed notices.
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Article 4 Avonmouth Village
Catalogue description: Removes Permitted Development right that allows change of use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to HMO (Use Class C4)
National record ID: 6100360. The national catalogue does not provide the commencement date for this record. The current legal status must be confirmed from the council's signed notices.
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Redland Ward (1999 ward boundary)
Catalogue description: Removes Permitted Development right that allows change of use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to HMO (Use Class C4)
National record ID: 6100363. The national catalogue does not provide the commencement date for this record. The current legal status must be confirmed from the council's signed notices.
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Clifton Ward (1999 ward boundary)
Catalogue description: Removes Permitted Development right that allows change of use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to HMO (Use Class C4)
National record ID: 6100364. The national catalogue does not provide the commencement date for this record. The current legal status must be confirmed from the council's signed notices.
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Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward boundary)
Catalogue description: Removes Permitted Development right that allows change of use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to HMO (Use Class C4)
National record ID: 6100365. The national catalogue does not provide the commencement date for this record. The current legal status must be confirmed from the council's signed notices.
Inspect government source record ↗ · Open council-issued direction document ↗ · Council background guidance ↗
How to check a specific HMO conversion
- Identify the exact full address and whether the intended use is C3, C4 or sui generis; a postcode centroid is not the building boundary.
- Locate and read the relevant signed direction and its map, including start/end dates and the exact permitted-development right withdrawn.
- Check whether permission already exists or is needed for the proposed works/use. A planning direction does not by itself determine an HMO licence requirement.
- Check the borough's current mandatory, additional and selective licensing schemes independently, including exemptions and occupancy tests.
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Source attribution: Planning Data Article 4 catalogue, © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.