How many Article 4 directions are there in Kensington and Chelsea?

Kensington and Chelsea has 84 active Article 4 directions in our records. Coverage varies — verify with the council before relying on this.

Does an Article 4 direction stop me creating an HMO in Kensington and Chelsea?

Where an HMO-related Article 4 direction applies, the permitted development right to change a home (use class C3) to a small HMO (C4) is removed, so a full planning application is required for that change within the designated area. Whether your property falls inside a direction must be checked with Kensington and Chelsea council.

Kensington and Chelsea · Article 4

Article 4 Directions in Kensington and Chelsea

84 active directions in our records

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). The directions below for Kensington and Chelsea are sourced from planning.data.gov.uk; coverage varies by council, so always verify with the local planning authority before relying on it.

Other Article 4 directions in Kensington and Chelsea

Article 4 - No 100

Basements

Article 4 - No 101

Launderettes - Change of use to residential use

Article 4 - No 105

Launderettes - Change of use to an office use

Article 4 - No 106

Commercial, Business and Service use to Residential use

Article 4 - No 12

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 13

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 14

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 15

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 19

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 22

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 23

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 24

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 26

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 28

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 29

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 3

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 30

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 31

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 32

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 33

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 36

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 37

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 38

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 40

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 40A

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 41

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 42

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 42A

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 43_44

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 46

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 46

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 48

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 49

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 5

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 50

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 52

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 53

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 54

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 55

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 56

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 57

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 58

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 59

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 6

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 60

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 61

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 62

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 62

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 63

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 64

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 65

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 66

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 67

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 68

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 69

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 7

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 70

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 71

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 72

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 74

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 75

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 76

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 77

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 78

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 78A

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 79

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 8

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 80

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 81A

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 81B

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 81C

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 82

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 83

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 86

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 87

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 87A

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 88

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 89

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 9

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 94

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 95

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 96

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas including works to windows

Article 4 - No 97

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

Article 4 - No 98

Minor alterations in Conservation Areas

The HMO angle in Kensington and Chelsea

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