Sutton, Article 4 Direction for Change of Use Restrictions
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London Borough of Sutton
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING
(GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT)
(ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 AS AMENDED
HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION ARTICLE 4(1) DIRECTION
NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION
Notice is given that on 26 November 2024 the London Borough of Sutton (“the Council”) confirmed a direction under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (“the GPDO”).
The Direction withdraws the permitted development right granted by Class L(b) in Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO for development consisting of a change of use of a building and any land in its curtilage from a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of the Schedule of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended), to a use falling within Class C4 of that Schedule (houses in multiple occupation) and not being development comprised within any other Class.
The effect of the Direction is that planning permission will be required for a change of use from Class C3 (dwellinghouses) to Class C4 (houses in multiple occupation) on and after 22 February 2025, being 12 months from the date the Article 4 direction was formally made.
The Direction relates to the whole of the administrative area of the Council.
The Direction and a copy of the maps defining the areas to which it relates can be viewed online at www.sutton.gov.uk/w/article-4-directions; and at the Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way Sutton SM1 1EA from 9am–5pm Monday to Friday.
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