Article 4 - HMOs and Chapel Lane

An Article 4 Direction is a legal tool that gives the Council special control over development.

Houses in Multiple Occupation

In December 2011, we introduced an Article 4 Direction to control changes of use from dwellings to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Ormskirk, parts of Aughton and Westhead. As a result, planning permission is needed to change from a dwelling to an HMO in these areas.

The Article 4 Direction works alongside Local Plan policy RS3: Provision of Student Accommodation.  Policy RS3 limits the proportion of HMOs in the different streets within the Article 4 area, usually to 5%.  Policy RS3 and the Article 4 Direction (along with the map showing the area affected) can be downloaded below.

You can also download a list of streets in Ormskirk with HMOs, and the percentage of HMOs in these streets.

Chapel Lane, Parbold

In September 2006, we introduced an Article 4 Direction in relation to Chapel Lane, Parbold.