Bath and North East Somerset · Article 4

Article 4 Directions in Bath and North East Somerset

Not in our records · check with the council

An Article 4 direction removes specified permitted development rights in a defined area, so that changes which would normally be automatic instead need a full planning application. For HMOs this usually means removing the right to convert a home (use class C3) to a small HMO (C4). Bath and North East Somerset council is the authoritative source for whether a direction applies to a particular address.

We hold no Article 4 records for Bath and North East Somerset — no source we read publishes Article 4 data for this council. That is a statement about our sources, not about Bath and North East Somerset: a direction may well be in force here, and several councils that publish nothing nationally do maintain designations of their own. Check with Bath and North East Somerset council directly, or the national map ↗, before relying on this either way. Where no direction applies, converting a home to a small HMO (up to 6 occupants) is often permitted development — but confirm that locally first.

The HMO angle in Bath and North East Somerset

Article 4 is only half the HMO picture — a scheme can be permitted-development-free and still need a licence. See HMO licensing in Bath and North East Somerset for the mandatory licence threshold, any additional or selective schemes in our records, and the statutory minimum room sizes, or the full Bath and North East Somerset planning profile.

Check a specific address Article 4, flood, conservation area and listed-building status for any Bath and North East Somerset property — free, no account needed