To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with local planning authorities on efficiently preparing Article 4 directions under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for houses in multiple occu

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126627

Permitted Development RightsMultiple Occupation

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Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UIN 126627, tabled on 13 April 2026

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Sir Oliver Dowden

Conservative

Hertsmere

Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with local planning authorities on efficiently preparing Article 4 directions under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for houses in multiple occupation.

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Matthew Pennycook

Labour

Greenwich and Woolwich

Commons

Answered on

21 April 2026

The procedure for Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to make an Article 4 direction is laid out in Schedule 3 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, which is available on gov.uk
here
.
Additional guidance can be found in the “When is permission required?” Planning Practice Guidance, which is available on gov.uk
here
.
My Department engages with LPAs in respect of Article 4 directions on an ongoing basis.

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