Article 4 directions

Article 4 directions in Coventry City Council

Coventry City Council has published 13 Article 4 direction areas in force to the national planning dataset (planning.data.gov.uk), as of our last update on 25 October 2026. 1 of them withdraws Class L — the change from a house (C3) to a small house in multiple occupation (C4) — according to the council's published record.

The national dataset holds what councils have published to it, so a recent direction may be missing — confirm with the council before relying on permitted development. An Article 4 boundary can split a postcode: check the exact address with the council.

Areas where Class L (small HMO) is withdrawn

Area	Reference	In force from	Record
HMO - 30.9.23	A4/012/001	8 September 2022	source

Class L is Schedule 2, Part 3 of the General Permitted Development Order 2015; a small HMO (use class C4) has not more than six residents. A direction withdraws only the classes it names, so other changes of use may still be permitted development here — the source record shows what the council published.

Other Article 4 areas in force

12 records list the classes withdrawn without Class L. Codes such as 1A or 2C name the permitted development classes withdrawn (Part and Class of Schedule 2).

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Black Horse, 73 Spon End from 23 November 2012 · 31A
Brownshill Green from 18 March 2022 · 1F;2A;2B;7E;7G
Copsewood Grange and Lodge, New Century Park, Allard Way from 2 May 2014 · 31A
Earlsdon from 18 March 2022 · 1A;1C;1D;1E;1F;1G;2A;2B;2F;14A
Lady Herberts Garden and the Burges from 8 July 2025 · 1B;1C;1D;1H;2A;2C;2D;2E;2F;7A;7C;7D;7E;14A;14B;14C;14D;14E;14F;14G;14H;14I;14J;14K;14L;14M;14N;14O;14OA;16A;16B;16C
Land at 23 (Bank House), 25 and 29 Warwick Road, Coventry, CV1 2EZ from 25 July 2019 · 11B
Land at 6 The Firs from 12 May 2016 · 11B
Matrix, Churchill Car Park from 13 October 1995 · 4B
St. Nicholas Church from 19 September 2023 · 11B
Stoneleigh Road from 20 March 1992 · 1F;2A
United Reform Church, Hawkes Mill Lane from 5 June 2015 · 11B
Washbrook Lane from 21 September 2005 · 5A;6B

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