Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 18030

Housing: Multiple Occupation

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 24 July 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what planning policy and guidance he has issued in relation to planning applications to convert a single dwelling into a House of Multiple Occupation.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2010 introduced a new Use Class, Class C4 (houses in multiple occupation). This covers use of a dwellinghouse by not more than six residents as a house in multiple occupation within t...

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