The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 No. 596

SCHEDULE 2 Permitted development rights

PART 3 Changes of use

Class L – small HMOs to dwellinghouses and vice versa

Development not permitted

L.1  Development is not permitted by Class L if it would result in the use—

(a) as two or more separate dwellinghouses falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order of any building previously used as a single dwellinghouse falling within Class C4 (houses in multiple occupation) of that Schedule; or

(b) as two or more separate dwellinghouses falling within Class C4 (houses in multiple occupation) of that Schedule of any building previously used as a single dwellinghouse falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of that Schedule.