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Permitted Development Rights: Multiple Occupation

Commons · Question 76143 · Tabled 9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Peter Fortune

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to protect family homes from being converted into houses in multiple occupation.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 17 Sep 2025

National permitted development rights allow a C3 dwellinghouse to change use to a C4 House in Multiple Occupation for up to six people sharing facilities without the need for a planning application. Larger Houses in Multiple Occupation require a planning ...