Article 4 direction

HMOs

Field	Value
CURIE	article-4-direction:LBTH_Art4_0
Prefix	article-4-direction	Facts
Reference	LBTH_Art4_0	Facts
Name	HMOs	Facts
Dataset	Article 4 direction
Organisation	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Start date	2021-01-01
End date
Entry date	2024-09-12	Facts
Typology	legal-instrument
Description	The council has confirmed an Article 4 direction to remove permitted development right for changes of use from residential dwellings (C3 use class) to small houses in multiple occupation (C4 use class). This was approved by the Mayor in Cabinet on 29 Jan	Facts
Document url	https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Planning-and-building-control/Strategic-Planning/HMOsArticle4Direction.pdf	Facts
Documentation url	https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/planning_and_building_control/planning_policy_guidance/Article_4_Directions.aspx	Facts

Contents

{
        "curie": "article-4-direction:LBTH_Art4_0",
        "prefix": "article-4-direction",
        "reference": "LBTH_Art4_0",
        "name": "HMOs",
        "dataset": "article-4-direction",
        "organisation-entity": "local-authority:TWH",
        "start-date": "2021-01-01",
        "end-date": "",
        "entry-date": "2024-09-12",
        "typology": "legal-instrument",
        "geometry": "",
        "point": "",
        "entity": 6100806,
        "quality": "authoritative",
        "description": "The council has confirmed an Article 4 direction to remove permitted development right for changes of use from residential dwellings (C3 use class) to small houses in multiple occupation (C4 use class). This was approved by the Mayor in Cabinet on 29 Jan",
        "document-url": "https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Planning-and-building-control/Strategic-Planning/HMOsArticle4Direction.pdf",
        "documentation-url": "https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/planning_and_building_control/planning_policy_guidance/Article_4_Directions.aspx"
    }

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