HMO drawings · London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
HMO drawings in Barking and Dagenham, from £945 fixed
Barking and Dagenham has needed planning permission for small HMOs across the borough since 14 May 2012, and its 2024 Local Plan policy DMH 5 resists the loss of houses suitable for families. A new HMO must meet a need, sit in an area of high transport accessibility and meet London Plan space standards.
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What Barking and Dagenham Council asks of a HMO conversion
From the council's Local Plan 2020-2037, Policy DMH 5: Houses in multiple occupation (adopted 18 September 2024).
- Barking and Dagenham made its Article 4 direction on 30 March 2011, confirmed it on 22 February 2012, and it came into force on 14 May 2012 across the whole borough, so a change from Class C3 to Class C4 needs planning permission. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
- Local Plan policy DMH 5 supports a new HMO only where it meets an identified need, does not lose housing capable of accommodating families with children, does not harm character or amenity through traffic, noise or disturbance, and is in an area of high transport accessibility. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
- DMH 5 also requires an HMO to comply with the East London HMO Guidance and the London Plan 2021 Policy D6 housing space standards, and says conversions or loss of houses capable of accommodating a family with children will be resisted. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
- The council's additional HMO licensing scheme, approved by Cabinet on 23 July 2024, came into effect on 9 January 2025 for smaller HMOs housing three or four people, and every property is inspected before a licence is issued. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
What Barking and Dagenham HMO conversion drawings have to show
Policy DMH 5 makes the case before the drawings do. An application in Barking and Dagenham needs to show that the house is not one the council would keep as a family home, that the street can take the extra comings and goings, and that the site has high public transport accessibility. We check the transport rating and the house size first and tell you plainly if the policy is against the scheme.
Where it is worth applying, the proposed plans are drawn to the space standards DMH 5 names: room areas against London Plan Policy D6 and the East London HMO Guidance, with the shared kitchen, bathrooms and refuse store shown. The council inspects every licensed HMO before the licence is issued, so the built layout has to match these drawings.
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What it costs in Barking and Dagenham
- HMO drawings: from £795 drawings + £150 survey (£945 total), plus £610 to Barking and Dagenham Council.
- Where a change of use application is required.
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