Article 4 directions

Article 4 directions in Harlow District Council

Harlow District Council has published 14 Article 4 direction areas in force to the national planning dataset (planning.data.gov.uk), as of our last update on 25 October 2026. 3 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.

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Areas where Class L (small HMO) is withdrawn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
1 to 56 Morley Grove	A4Da-2	1 July 2013	source
57 to 99 Morley Grove	A4Da-3	1 July 2013	source
HMO - townwide	A4Da-1	12 April 2021	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

11 records list the classes withdrawn without Class L. Codes such as 1A or 2C name the permitted development classes withdrawn (Part and Class of Schedule 2).

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Churchgate Street from 4 March 2026 · 1A;1D;1G;2C
Field House and Goodman House (Burnt Mill Industrial Estate) from 19 October 2022 · 3MA
High Street- 79-97 (odds) from 27 February 2017 · 1A;1C;1D;1F;1G;2A;2C;14A
Mark Hall North (Mark Hall North Conservation Area) from 28 October 2023 · 1A;1C;1D;1E;1F;1G;2A;2C
Old Harlow (Bury Road, New Road, High Street and Old Road) from 1 June 2012 · 1A;1C;1D;1F;1G;2A;2C;14A
Old Harlow - St John's Avenue from 1 June 2012 · 1A;1C;1D;1F;1G;2A;2C;14A
Park Hill and Mulberry Terrace from 1 June 2012 · 1A;1C;1D;1F;1G;2A;2C;14A
Pinnacles Employment Area from 19 October 2022 · 3MA
Templefields Employnment Area from 19 October 2022 · 3MA
Templefields North East (Cambridge House and Superior House) from 19 October 2022 · 3MA
Town Centre from 19 October 2022 · 3MA

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