Landlords in Oswestry deal with Shropshire Council for licensing, planning and housing standards. We keep those three in view together, so a layout that suits the licence also works for planning and building control.
You get one point of contact for the whole job, a fixed price for the agreed specification and a written programme showing when each stage happens.
HMO rules in Shropshire Council
| Rule | Shropshire Council |
|---|---|
| Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people) | In force everywhere in England |
| Additional HMO licensing | Not confirmed |
| Selective licensing | Not confirmed |
| Article 4 direction for small HMOs | Not confirmed |
Checked October 2026 against Shropshire Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
We couldn't confirm Shropshire Council's Article 4 position from its own website, so we check it with the council for the address. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. We couldn't confirm whether Shropshire Council runs additional licensing, so we check with the council for the address.
How we handle HMO kitchen and bathroom work in Oswestry
We design and fit communal kitchens and shared bathrooms for HMOs in Oswestry, sized to the amenity standards the local council applies to the number of people in the house. Those standards differ between councils, so we check the current version for Oswestry before drawing anything.
Fittings for houses in Oswestry are chosen for heavy daily use: sealed worktops, wipe-clean wall panels, separate food storage and isolation valves on every fitting. Across Shropshire, each kitchen gets the heat detection and fire blanket the fire risk assessment calls for.
- Extract ventilation and certified electrical work
- Separate food storage space for each occupant
- Heat detection and fire blanket where required
- Layout sized to your council's amenity standards
- Isolation valves on every fitting
Communal kitchens and bathrooms near Oswestry
- Shrewsbury 16.4 miles
- Whitchurch 17.1 miles
- Market Drayton 23.7 miles
- Wellington 25.1 miles
- Oakengates 27.8 miles
- Dawley 28.1 miles