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From 5pm on Tuesday 7 October until 5pm Friday 10 October you will not be able to access your council tax, benefits or business rates account online. This is whilst we upgrade our system. Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Support online application forms remain available. Our information line also remains open on 0330 123 0081. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Apply for a house of multiple occupation licence (HMO)

HMOs and planning permission

You may also need planning permission in your HMO. Read more about planning advice. 

Your licence will be limited to one year if you do not have the right planning consent. After getting your HMO licence, you have 12 months to get planning permission. If you fail to do so, you'll need to lower the number of residents in your property.

Bedroom sizes

If planning permission is required, there may be a difference between the minimum bedroom sizes allowed by HMO licensing and the planning service.

  • the smallest bedroom size in a licensable HMO is 6.51m2
  • the smallest bedroom size in a HMO where planning permission is required is 7.5m2

Contact the planning service to see if minimum bedrooms sizes will apply to your HMO.

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