London Borough Of Lewisham Town And Country Planning Act 1990 (As Amended)

Town And Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (As Amended)

The Houses In Multiple Occupation Article 4 (1) Direction 2023

Notice Of Article 4 (1) Direction Made

NOTICE Is hereby given that the London Borough of Lewisham being the appropriate local planning authority have made a non-immediate Article 4(1) Direction on the 11th January 2023, under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, ("the Order").

Description of the development and the area to which the Direction applies
The Direction applies to the development set out in the Schedule below and to the Land within the area shown edged red on the Plan in the Direction situated within the borough which includes the following postcodes SE3, SE4, SE8, SE10, SE13, SE14, SE15, SE16, SE23 and to the areas of the postcodes BR1, SE6, SE12 and SE26 as shown on the Plan.

Statement of effect of the Direction
The effect of the Direction is that permission granted by Article 3 of the Order shall not apply to the development specified in the Schedule below. This means that planning permission will be required to change a dwellinghouse use to use as a house in multiple occupation once the direction is in force.

Proposed date for the Direction to come into force
The Direction is made under Article 4 (1) of the Order and shall come into force, if confirmed, on 19th January 2024.

Schedule
Development consisting of a change of use of a building from a use within Class C3 dwelling houses of Schedule 1 to the Town & Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) to a use within Class C4 houses in multiple occupation of Schedule 1 being development within Class L(b) of Part 3 to Schedule 2 of the Order and not being development within any other class.

To see the Direction
A copy of the Direction, including a map defining the area covered, can be viewed on the Council's website:

landlords/hmo/article-4-direction-on-small-hmos and a copy of the direction and map can be viewed at the following locations during its opening hours; Forest Hill library Dartmouth Road SE23 3HZ, Deptford library The Lounge 9 Giffin Street SE8 4RH, Downham library 7-9 Moorside Road Bromley BR1 5EP and Crofton Park Community library 375 Brockley Road London SE4 2AG.

Consultation
Any person wishing to make written representations concerning the direction must submit these during the representation period, which is from Wednesday 18th January 2023 to Wednesday 1st March 2023, by;
* Email:

or

* Post: Strategic Planning Team, 4th Floor, Civic Suite, Catford Rd, London SE6 4RX or

* Complete an online survey:

planning/lewhmoart4

Emma Talbot Director of Planning Duly authorised officer of the Council
Lewisham