Telford and Wrekin Area - Development Order Class C4 HMOs
What is planned?
BOROUGH OF TELFORD AND WREKIN
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED
DEVELOPMENT) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 (AS AMENDED)
NOTICE PURSUANT TO SCHEDULE 3 OF THE MAKING OF AN ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION
BOROUGH OF TELFORD & WREKIN (“the Council”) made a Direction pursuant to Article 4(1) of the above Order on 16 th DECEMBER 2025.
The Direction will come into force, subject to confirmation by the Council 27 th February 2027
The Direction applies to development consisting of a change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage to a use falling within Class C4 (houses in multiple occupation) of the Schedule to the Town and Country (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) (“the Order”) from a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of the Schedule to the Order, being development comprised within Class L of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Order within the Borough of Telford and Wrekin.
The effect of the Direction is to remove permitted development rights for the type of development described above, therefore planning permission will be required for a change of use to Class C4 from Class C3 from the date when the Direction comes into force. Such development shall not be carried out within the Borough of Telford and Wrekin unless planning permission is granted by the Council on an application made under Part III of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) once the Article 4 Direction is in force.
A copy of the Direction, including maps defining the area covered, can be viewed via the below websites:
www.telford.gov.uk/hmoconsultation
A copy of the Direction, including maps defining the area covered, can also be viewed at Southwater One Reception, Southwater Square, Southwater Way, Telford, TF3 4JG, between 9.00am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday.
Representation may be made concerning the Article 4 Direction between 16 th December 2025 and 10 th February 2026. If you wish to make representation you may do so by completing the on-line questionnaire accessed via the websites, by e-mail to
article4consultation@telford.gov.uk
or by post to Mark Turner, Development Management Area Manager, Development
Management, Telford and Wrekin Council, Darby House, Lawn Central, Telford, TF3 4JA. Any Representations must be made by 5.00pm on 10 th February 2026
James Dunn
Director – Prosperity & Investment
Dated: 17 th December 2025
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