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Dear Havering Borough Council,

1 Please can you advise me on the specific postcodes that are affected under HMO Article 4 Direction
2 Please can you advise me on the specific postcodes that are not affected under HMO Article 4 Direction
3 Please can you advise me on the specific postcodes that are affected under HMO Additional Licensing Scheme
4 Please can you advise me on the specific postcodes that are not affected under HMO Additional Licensing Scheme
5 What are the future plans for reviewing and or expanding the specific postcode areas under the HMO Article 4 Direction
6 What are the future plans for reviewing and or expanding the specific postcode areas under the HMO Additional Licensing Scheme

Yours faithfully,

niilesh bhalanee

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Dear Niilesh Bhalanee

 

Access to Information – AIR15461P

 

I refer to your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.  Your request has been considered and the
information held by Neighbourhoods is as follows:

 

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|Question|Please can you advise me on the specific postcodes that are affected under HMO Article 4 Direction |
|1 | |
|--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Response|We do not have details of exact postcode areas. |
| | |
| |  |
| | |
| |There are two Article 4 Directions which in effect cover the whole Borough |
| | |
| |  |
| | |
| |In 4 wards in the Borough – Brooklands, Romford Town, Heaton and Gooshays – planning permission is always required to change the |
| |use of a house or flat to an HMO. In the rest of the Borough, planning permission is required to change the use of a house or flat|
| |to an HMO, except if the house is detached. |
| | |
| |  |
| | |
| |You can check what ward and Article 4 Direction applies to your property via the following link |
| | |
| |  |
| | |
| |[1]http://maps.havering.gov.uk/ |
| | |
| |  |
| | |
| |– click the + next to Planning, then tick Planning and untick Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Planning Application |
| |Boundary. You should be able to zoom in or search for an individual property. |
| | |
| |  |
| | |
| |Copies of the Article 4 Directions are available from this link: |
| | |
| |  |
| | |
| |[2]https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20034/p... |
| | |
| |  |
|--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Question|Please can you advise me on the specific postcodes that are not affected under HMO Article 4 Direction |
|2 | |
| |  |
|--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Response|None – the whole Borough is covered by Article 4 Directions – see above |
|--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Question|Please can you advise me on the specific postcodes that are affected under HMO Additional Licensing Scheme |
|3 | |
| |  |
|--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Response|We cannot provide this in such detail eg RM12 some are in and some are out of the area. We have a look up facility on our website |
| |which enables people to check whether the property is affected. The wards covered are; Brooklands, Mawneys, Elm Park, Pettits, |
| |Gooshays, Rainham & Wennington, Harold Wood, Romford Town, Havering Park, South Hornchurch, Heaton, Squirrels Heath. |
| | |
| |  |
| | |
| |Please see the below link: |
| | |
| |  |
| | |
| |[3]https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20060/i...
| | |
| |  |
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|Question|Please can you advise me on the specific postcodes that are not affected under HMO Additional Licensing Scheme |
|4 | |
| |  |
|--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Response|We cannot provide this in such detail eg RM12 some are in and some are out of the area. We have a look up facility on our website |
| |which enables people to check whether the property is affected. The wards NOT covered are; Upminster, St Andrews, Hylands, Emerson|
| |Park, Cranham and Hacton. |
| | |
| |  |
| | |
| |Please see the below link: |
| | |
| |  |
| | |
| |[4]https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20060/i...
| | |
| |  |
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|Question|What are the future plans for reviewing and or expanding the specific postcode areas under the HMO Article 4 Direction |
|5 | |
| |  |
|--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Response|None |
|--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Question|What are the future plans for reviewing and or expanding the specific postcode areas under the HMO  Additional Licensing Scheme |
|6 | |
| |  |
|--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Response|Currently no plans but the licensing scheme will be reviewed within the next 12 months. The government has recently extended the |
| |mandatory HMO  definition taking away the 3 storey requirement so more properties will require a mandatory HMO licence |
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