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Article 4 directions in Leicester City Council

Leicester City Council has published 371 Article 4 direction areas in force to the national planning dataset (planning.data.gov.uk), as of our last update on 25 October 2026. 2 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. 5 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Areas where Class L (small HMO) is withdrawn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
Houses in Multiple Occupation - 2013A4_019/HM8 August 2013source
Leicester City Council HMO Article 4 Direction 2021A4_020/HM16 November 2021source

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

364 records list the classes withdrawn without Class L; 5 records do not say which rights it withdraws. Codes such as 1A or 2C name the permitted development classes withdrawn (Part and Class of Schedule 2).

Show the first 150 of 369 by name

The full list for Leicester City Council is in the national planning dataset.

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