Houses in multiple occupation licence
Licence and planning permission
The HMO licensing law protects the health, safety and welfare of the occupants of an HMO. Planning legislation controls the use of the property.
Having an HMO licence does not mean that you do not need planning permission.
Likewise, having planning permission to use a property as an HMO does not mean that you do not need an HMO licence.
Before converting a property to an HMO, you should first confirm whether planning permission is needed. Building Regulation approval will always be needed to convert premises into an HMO.
Please contact Building Control on 0191 424 7436 or building.control@southtyneside.gov.uk as soon as possible to discuss the requirements as they can be quite complex and expensive to comply with.
For further information please see planning and building control, or contact the Building Control team on building.control@southtyneside.gov.uk.