Planning in numbers

HMO planning
applications in numbers.

Compare applications mentioning HMOs by council, received date and recorded outcome.

NationPlanning authorityReceived period

Coverage is incomplete. These figures describe records we’ve collected, not all planning activity. Dates and coverage vary by authority. Check coverage ↗

We match proposals mentioning HMOs or houses in multiple occupation, including alterations and conversions away from HMO use. These are application counts, not licensed HMOs, operating properties or additional accommodation.

HMO proposal mentions

Across the UK

12 Oct 2025 – 11 Oct 2026

HMO mentions: 4,596
Authorities represented: 211
Pending applications: 1,062
Approval percentage: 62.7%

01 / Over time

Applications by month

When were HMO proposals received?

Received dates · Gaps mean no records collected for that month. The current month may be incomplete.

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Collected applications by received month
Month	Applications
Oct 2025	189
Nov 2025	300
Dec 2025	415
Jan 2026	335
Feb 2026	375
Mar 2026	445
Apr 2026	409
May 2026	434
Jun 2026	490
Jul 2026	501
Aug 2026	385
Sept 2026	304
Oct 2026	14

13months with collected records
in this selection

02 / Planning authorities

Applications
by authority

Ten authorities with the most records in this selection. Choose one to filter applications.

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Collected applications by authority (top ten)
Category	Applications
London Borough of Enfield	427
London Borough of Ealing	193
Nottingham City Council	174
Birmingham City Council	171
Royal Borough of Greenwich	168
Medway Council	160
London Borough of Brent	135
Bath and North East Somerset Council	115
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council	112
London Borough of Croydon	110

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All represented authorities
Authority	Applications
	427
	193
	174
	171
	168
	160
	135
	115
	112
	110
	99
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	92
	88
	82
	60
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Collection sizes differ. These are not rankings of council performance or total local activity.

Across four nations

Applications by nation

Collected records in each nation.

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Collected applications by nation
Category	Applications
England	4,308
Scotland	43
Wales	236
Northern Ireland	9

Zero means no matching collected records.

03 / Recorded outcomes

Application outcomes

The latest outcome or status recorded for each application in this selection.

Approved: 1,676
Refused: 997
Withdrawn: 201
Pending: 1,062
Other / unknown: 660

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Last collected application outcomes
Outcome	Applications
Approved	1,676
Refused	997
Withdrawn	201
Pending	1,062
Other / unknown	660

Approval percentage excludes pending, withdrawn and other/unknown outcomes. Records may have changed since collection.

Figures generated 11 Oct 2026 at 01:21 UTC · Refreshed on request, cached for up to 15 minutes.

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Explore HMO planning applications

HMOs · Across the UK · Ordered by application ID

Under considerationP/26/56/FUL
Change of use from Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to Class C4 (small HMO) to accommodate a maximum of 3 unrelated occupants
62 Tairfelin, Wildmill, Bridgend, CF31 1SJ
Bridgend County Borough CouncilReceived 30 Jan 2026
DecidedP/25/719/FUL
Change of use from residential dwelling to House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (use class C4) maximum 4 persons
3 Ashgrove, Bryntirion, Bridgend, CF31 4EE
Bridgend County Borough CouncilReceived 27 Nov 2025
Under considerationP/26/422/FUL
Change of use from a three bedroom dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a four bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4)
29 Litchard Park Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PF
Bridgend County Borough CouncilReceived 4 Aug 2026
WithdrawnP/25/755/FUL
Change of use of storage area associated with HMO to one self contained flat
Three Horse Shoes, Lamb Row, South Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4RL
Bridgend County Borough CouncilReceived 15 Dec 2025
Under considerationP/26/327/FUL
Change of use from dwellinghouse (use class C3) to 4 bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (use class C4)
217 Oxford Street, Pontycymer, CF32 8DG
Bridgend County Borough CouncilReceived 17 Jun 2026
DecidedP/25/700/FUL
Change of use of 4 bed residential dwelling (use class C3) to a 5 bed (max 5 persons) House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4)
21 Humphreys Terrace, Caerau, Maesteg, CF34 0SG
Bridgend County Borough CouncilReceived 21 Nov 2025
Under considerationP/26/123/LAE
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of property as a 5 bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for more than 10 years
15 Hill Court, Broadlands, Bridgend, CF31 5BX
Bridgend County Borough CouncilReceived 2 Mar 2026
Decided25/0737/COU
Change the use from C3 dwelling house to C4 small house of multiple occupation (HMO) for up to 5 unrelated occupants, minor internal alterations
98 Queens Road Elliot's Town New Tredegar NP24 6DU
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilReceived 29 Oct 2025
Decided25/0777/COU
Change the use of disused office into 5 bed HMO
36 Penallta Road Ystrad Mynach Hengoed CF82 7AN
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilReceived 10 Nov 2025
Decided25/0798/COU
Change the use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 4 Bed HMO (Class C4)
10 Chapel Street Aberbargoed Bargoed CF81 9BZ
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilReceived 18 Nov 2025
Decided26/0102/COU
Change the use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 4 Bed HMO (Class C4)
25 Upper High Street Rhymney Tredegar NP22 5BS
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilReceived 16 Feb 2026
Decided26/0165/COU
Change the use from residential dwelling to a HMO C4 (maximum 3 persons)
26 Maindee Road Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7HR
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilReceived 9 Mar 2026

About this data

How we calculate these figures

Every count comes from searchable application records collected from council registers. Historical imports are still in progress. A larger count can reflect better collection coverage, and changes to the collection do not establish a rise or fall in real planning activity.

Periods use received dates. Totals for “All collected dates” also include undated records; monthly charts exclude missing or invalid dates. We use proposal wording to identify topics, so matches can include existing uses, removals and unsuccessful proposals. They are not verified development classifications.

Matching rules and missing fields

Topic rules: proposal-mentions-v1. A topic matches any listed whole word or phrase in the proposal. C4 alone is not treated as an HMO.

HMOs: hmo; hmos; house in multiple occupation; houses in multiple occupation; house of multiple occupation; houses of multiple occupation
Extensions: extension; extensions
Loft conversions: loft conversion; loft conversions; conversion of loft
Solar panels: solar panel; solar panels; photovoltaic; photovoltaics; pv panels
Heat pumps: heat pump; heat pumps; ashp; ashps
Trees: tree; trees; tpo
Change of use: change of use; changes of use

Missing / invalid received dates: 0
Missing / invalid validation dates: 84
Missing / invalid decision dates: 1,472
Missing coordinates: 4,458

Missing-field counts refer to this selection, including records where a decision has not yet been made. Maps will follow when location coverage supports them.

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Authority	Applications
	427
	193
	174
	171
	168
	160
	135
	115
	112
	110
	99
	97
	92
	88
	82
	60
	58
	58
	55
	51
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	44
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Authority	Applications
	427
	193
	174
	171
	168
	160
	135
	115
	112
	110
	99
	97
	92
	88
	82
	60
	58
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	55
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