Wandsworth — 1 HMO-specific Article 4 direction in our records; verify current scope with council.
Profile
South London riverside borough, mixed affluent residential and industrial stock, moderate-to-high density suburban character.
Planning
1 active Article 4 direction in our records (HMO-specific); verify full council footprint and any recent designations given incomplete sync coverage.
Deal angle
Single HMO Article 4 on our records suggests pockets of regulation; no recent applications recorded—verify council appetite for bridging and HMO conversions directly.
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Investment Grade
A: select with confidence · B: selectable with discipline · C: case-by-case · D: avoid unless exceptional
Insufficient data for wandsworth (0 apps, 0 decided).
Approval Rate · 12-mo trend
Council Profile
Planning stance
Unknown — insufficient data
Decision speed
Unknown
Article 4 directions (planning.data.gov.uk)
1 direction recorded — HMO restrictions apply.
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Investment Assessment
HMO viability
Unknown — see Article 4 status
— Article 4 restrictions apply, see below ↓
Commercial conversion
Unknown
Timing outlook by type
Householder
Data unavailable
Change of use
Data unavailable
Major development
Data unavailable
Prior approval
Data unavailable
Analyst notes & data quality
Run after more applications have been scraped and decided.
Article 4 Directions planning.data.gov.uk
HMO conversion (C3→C4)
Requires full planning permission — permitted development rights removed.
borough-wide
Relevant to: lender, investor, developer
HMO Restrictions
(1)
This restriction applies across the entire borough.
Borough-wide Article 4 (HMO) — Wandsworth HMO
since 2020
HMO Conversion (C3→C4)
Converting a family home (C3) to a small HMO of up to 6 people (C4) requires full planning permission — permitted development rights have been removed.
Relevant to: lender, developer, investor
ASTOR UNDERWRITING UNIT // WANDSWORTH // DATA SYNC: ACTIVE // PORTAL: VERIFIED
// ANALYSIS: 07 JUN 2026