Article 4 restrictions in London

	A	B	C	D	E
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2		In boroughs or wards with a 'Yes', the area has an Article 4 restriction meaning you need planning permission to convert a family home in to a home with 3-6 unrelated people living there. You can still do it: you would buy an existing HMO, or apply for planning permission.
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4	Ward	Borough	Restriction on small HMO?	Note	Link
5	Bounds Green	Haringey	Yes
6	Bruce Castle	Haringey	Yes
7	Harringay	Haringey	Yes
8	Hermitage and Gardens	Haringey	Yes
9	Northumberland Park	Haringey	Yes
10	Noel Park	Haringey	Yes
11	St Ann’s	Haringey	Yes
12	Seven Sisters	Haringey	Yes
13	South Tottenham	Haringey	Yes
14	Tottenham Central	Haringey	Yes
15	Tottenham Hale	Haringey	Yes
16	West Green	Haringey	Yes
17	White Hart Lane	Haringey	Yes
18	Woodside	Haringey	Yes
26	All	Lewisham	Yes
31	All	Barking & Dagenham	Yes	Allowed if <10% HMO on street + not adjacent to HMO	https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/planning-building-control-and-local-land-charges/planning-guidance-and-policies/article-4
32	All	Barnet	Yes		https://www.barnet.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-policies-and-local-plan/small-houses-multiple-occupation-hmo-article
33	All	Bexley	Yes		https://www.bexley.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2020-05/Copy-of-the-Article-4-Direction-restricting-HMOs.pdf
34	All	Brent	Yes	Almost all	https://www.brent.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy-and-guidance/article-4-directions
35	All	Bromley	Yes		https://www.bromley.gov.uk/housing-advice-options/houses-multiple-occupation-hmo-advice-landlords
37	All	City Of London	Yes		https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/planning/planning-policy/other-planning-policy-documents#:~:text=7/12/22-,Article%204%20Direction,-The%20City%20of
38	All	Croydon	Yes		https://www.croydon.gov.uk/planning-and-regeneration/planning-policy/article-4-directions/small-house-multiple-occupation-hmo-conversions
40	All	Enfield	Yes		https://www.enfield.gov.uk/services/planning/article-4-directions
41	All	Greenwich	Yes		https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/info/200191/planning_policy_and_strategy/1793/article_4_direction_areas/2#:~:text=Change%20of%20Use%20from%20Residential%20Dwelling%20House%20(C3)%20to%20House%20in%20Multiple%20Occupation%20(C4)
44	All	Havering	Yes		https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20034/planning/147/article_4_directions/2
45	All	Hillingdon	Yes		https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/article-4-directions#:~:text=Houses%20of%20Multiple%20Occupation%20(HMOs)
47	Hanworth Ward	Hounslow	Yes		https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/downloads/file/1338/single_member_decision_-_hanworth_ward
51	Colliers Wood	Merton	Yes		https://www.merton.gov.uk/planning-and-buildings/permitted-development-and-prior-approval/article-4
52	Cricket Green	Merton	Yes
53	Figge’s Marsh	Merton	Yes
54	Graveney	Merton	Yes
55	Lavender Fields	Merton	Yes
56	Longthornton	Merton	Yes
57	Pollards Hill	Merton	Yes
71	All	Newham	Yes		https://www.newham.gov.uk/planning-development-conservation/planning-policy-local-plan/4
72	All	Redbridge	Yes		https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/planning-and-building/protected-buildings-and-conservation-areas/article-4-direction-c4-hmos/
75	All	Tower Hamlets	Yes		https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/planning_and_building_control/planning_policy_guidance/Article_4_Directions.aspx#:~:text=Article%204%20direction-,Changes%20of%20use%20from%20residential%20dwellings%20to%20small%20houses%20in%20multiple%20occupation,-The%20council%20has
76	All	Waltham Forest	Yes		https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/about-planning-permission/local-article-4-directions#:~:text=Houses%20in%20multiple%20occupation%20(HMOs)