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HMO Floor Plans for London Boroughs

Borough-ready HMO floor plans for all 32 London boroughs. Article 4 planning packs, additional and selective licensing plans, fire safety annotations and per-room occupancy. From £7.90 with 6–12 hour turnaround.

6–12 hr turnaroundFrom £7.90All 32 boroughsArticle 4 packs
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Why London Is Different

Why London HMO Licensing Is Different

London has the highest concentration of licensed HMOs in England. Unlike most regions, the majority of London boroughs operate additional licensing schemes on top of mandatory HMO licensing — meaning landlords of small shared houses (3–4 occupants) need a licence even when they wouldn't in other parts of the country.

London is also the most Article 4-intensive city in England. Over a dozen boroughs have borough-wide or extensive ward-level Article 4 directions that remove the permitted-development right to convert a single-family home (C3) into a small HMO (C4) without planning permission. This means many London landlords need both a licensing floor plan AND separate planning drawings — and the two must be consistent.

⚠ Operating in an Article 4 borough? You need two drawings, not one.

An Article 4 direction removes the permitted-development right to convert a C3 single-family home into a C4 small HMO. Where Article 4 applies, every conversion needs a planning application drawing (existing + proposed) in addition to the HMO licensing plan. Boroughs with borough-wide or significant ward-level Article 4: Brent, Ealing, Barking & Dagenham, Croydon (part), Enfield (part), Tower Hamlets (part), Waltham Forest (part), Lambeth (part), Lewisham (part). Our Article 4 Planning Pack delivers both drawings together from £15.80.

Borough Reference

Borough-by-Borough Licensing Schemes

We check the current scheme and Article 4 status for your specific address before starting every London HMO plan. The table below shows the position as of June 2026.

BoroughCurrent SchemeVizCraft Drafting Notes
NewhamBorough-wide additional & selective licensingOne of the strictest schemes in England — covers practically every HMO and shared house.
Waltham ForestBorough-wide selective + additional licensingRenewed 2023–2028. Plans must show every room area and fire safety detail.
Tower HamletsAdditional & selective licensing in named wardsPlans need door types (FD30/FD60) and self-closer locations marked.
HackneyAdditional licensing borough-wide; selective in named wardsParticular focus on usable bedroom floor area (the 6.51 m² minimum).
CroydonAdditional licensing scheme renewed 2024Council asks for amenities mapped to occupants (kitchen units per person).
BrentAdditional licensing across the boroughArticle 4 in effect — every C3-to-C4 change needs planning consent.
EalingAdditional licensing in named wardsArticle 4 covering most of the borough since 2020.
HaringeyAdditional licensing borough-widePlans must distinguish bedroom vs. living-room use.
SouthwarkAdditional licensing in named wardsCouncil strict on stair widths and means of escape annotations.
LambethAdditional licensing in named wardsArticle 4 directions cover several wards including Brixton Hill.
LewishamAdditional licensing in named wardsArticle 4 in named wards; HMO conversions require planning consent.
GreenwichAdditional licensing in named wardsParticular focus on kitchen and bathroom provisions per occupant.
Process

How It Works

01

Submit your source

Send sketches with measurements, an existing PDF/CAD plan, photographs, or a Matterport scan. Tell us the London borough and we check the current licensing scheme + Article 4 status before drafting.

02

We draft & annotate

Plan drafted with usable room areas, fire doors (FD30/FD60), self-closers, escape routes, alarm positions, kitchen/bathroom provisions, and per-room occupancy — matched to the specific borough's checklist.

03

Receive in 6–12 hours

Borough-ready HMO plan delivered as PDF + JPEG, sized for licensing submission. Up to 2 free revisions if the council requests changes.

Pricing

London HMO Floor Plan Pricing

All prices in GBP, including up to 2 free revisions. No hidden fees.

from £7.90

London HMO Plan (Standard)

Borough-ready HMO plan with room areas, fire safety annotations, and per-room occupancy.

from £12.65

Large HMO Plan (6+ occupants)

Mandatory licensing for HMOs of 5+ occupants — covers most London additional schemes too.

from £15.80

HMO + Article 4 Planning Pack

HMO licensing plan plus existing/proposed C3→C4 planning drawings for Article 4 boroughs.

from £9.50

HMO Plan from Matterport

HMO plan extracted directly from a Matterport scan — ideal for occupied properties.

FAQs

London HMO Floor Plan Questions, Answered

In most London boroughs, yes. Mandatory HMO licensing applies UK-wide to any HMO with 5 or more occupants from 2 or more households. On top of that, the majority of London boroughs operate additional or selective licensing schemes that capture smaller HMOs — in Newham, Waltham Forest, Croydon, Brent and many others, virtually any rented shared house needs a licence. We produce floor plans accepted by all 32 London boroughs.

An Article 4 direction removes "permitted development" rights, meaning you cannot convert a single-family home (use class C3) to a small HMO (C4) without planning permission. Many London boroughs — including Brent, Ealing, Barking & Dagenham, Lambeth, Lewisham and others — have borough-wide or ward-specific Article 4 directions. When Article 4 applies, you need both an HMO licensing plan AND a separate planning application drawing. We produce both as a combined "Article 4 Planning Pack" from £15.80.

London HMO floor plans start from £7.90 for a standard licensing application, £12.65 for large HMOs (6+ occupants), and £15.80 for an Article 4 planning pack (HMO plan plus existing/proposed planning drawings). HMO plans extracted from Matterport scans start from £9.50. All prices are in GBP.

As of 2026, the majority of London boroughs operate some form of additional or selective licensing. Borough-wide schemes include Newham, Waltham Forest, Croydon, Brent, Hackney, and Haringey. Ward-specific schemes are in effect in Tower Hamlets, Ealing, Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham, Greenwich and others. Schemes change every 5 years — we check the current scheme for your specific property before drafting the plan.

Mandatory minimum room sizes under HMO licensing are: 6.51 m² for a single bedroom occupied by one person aged over 10, and 10.22 m² for a room occupied by two people. Rooms under 4.64 m² cannot be used as sleeping accommodation. Some London councils set tighter standards — we annotate usable floor area (excluding under-eaves space and any area under 1.5m head-height) on every London HMO plan.

Yes. If the property has been scanned with a Matterport camera, we can extract a fully-annotated HMO plan from the scan data. This is particularly useful for occupied London HMOs where you can scan during a short visit rather than measure on site. HMO plans from Matterport scans start from £9.50.

Standard turnaround is 6–12 hours from receiving your source data. For urgent licensing deadlines we offer same-day delivery on London HMO plans submitted before 11:00 GMT. Up to 2 free revisions are included if the council requests changes.

Every London council requires: total floor area, individual room areas (with usable floor area per bedroom), kitchen and bathroom locations and provisions, fire escape routes and stair widths, fire doors (FD30/FD60 marked), self-closing devices, smoke and heat alarm positions, and the intended occupancy of each room. Some boroughs (Tower Hamlets, Southwark, Newham) require additional detail on door types, lobby protection, and amenity ratios. We match the council's checklist exactly.
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