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Article 4 directions in Crawley Borough Council

Crawley Borough Council has published 19 Article 4 direction areas in force to the national planning dataset (planning.data.gov.uk), as of our last update on 25 October 2026. 10 of them withdraw Class L — the change from a house (C3) to a small house in multiple occupation (C4) — according to the council's published record. 3 records do not say which rights it withdraws.

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Areas where Class L (small HMO) is withdrawn

AreaReferenceIn force fromRecord
Aintree Road & Epsom RoadA4Da815 June 2022source
Arden RoadA4Da1315 June 2022source
Ardingly CloseA4Da515 June 2022source
Beverley MewsA4Da615 June 2022source
Caburn HeightsA4Da1115 June 2022source
Farmleigh CloseA4Da715 June 2022source
Rillside & WinterfoldA4Da1415 June 2022source
Ringwood CloseA4Da1215 June 2022source
Victoria MewsA4Da1015 June 2022source
Weald DriveA4Da915 June 2022source

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

6 records list the classes withdrawn without Class L; 3 records do not say which rights it withdraws. Codes such as 1A or 2C name the permitted development classes withdrawn (Part and Class of Schedule 2).

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