West Northamptonshire Council is the licensing and planning authority for Daventry. We check its rules for the exact street before we draw a single partition.
Our team is based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 38 miles from Daventry. That keeps survey visits, site meetings and follow-up inspections easy to arrange.
HMO rules in West Northamptonshire Council
| Rule | West Northamptonshire Council |
|---|---|
| Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people) | In force everywhere in England |
| Additional HMO licensing | In part of the area Parts of Northampton and Daventry, 24 February 2025 to 23 February 2030 |
| Selective licensing | None found |
| Article 4 direction for small HMOs | In part of the area The whole former Northampton borough, plus the Boughton Rise development |
Checked October 2026 against West Northamptonshire Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
West Northamptonshire Council's Article 4 direction covers the whole former Northampton borough, not Daventry, so changing a family house here into a small HMO is usually permitted development. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. West Northamptonshire Council runs additional licensing in parts of Northampton and Daventry, so smaller HMOs there need a licence too. We check whether the address in Daventry is covered.
How we handle HMO en-suite installation work in Daventry
We fit en-suite shower rooms in HMO bedrooms across Daventry, starting with a check that each bedroom still meets its size standard once the en-suite is built. Councils take different views on whether en-suite floor area counts, so we confirm the local position first.
Older houses often have joists running the wrong way and soil stacks in fixed positions, so in Daventry we check the drainage route under the floor before quoting. Every en-suite we fit in Northamptonshire is finished with a ducted fan, certified electrics and fire stopping.
- Electrical work tested and certified
- Shower, toilet, basin and wipe-clean wall finish fitted
- Drainage route checked under the floor at survey
- Bedroom measured to confirm it still meets size standards
- Extract fan ducted to outside with overrun control
En-suite installation near Daventry
- Rugby 9 miles
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- Northampton 11.7 miles
- Lutterworth 13.9 miles
- Brackley 15.5 miles
- Leamington Spa 16 miles