Shared houses in Syston need to satisfy Charnwood Borough Council's licensing team as well as building regulations. We plan for both from the first survey, which avoids rework later.
Our team is based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 37 miles from Syston. That keeps survey visits, site meetings and follow-up inspections easy to arrange.
HMO rules in Charnwood Borough Council
| Rule | Charnwood Borough Council |
|---|---|
| Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people) | In force everywhere in England |
| Additional HMO licensing | In force Whole borough, 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2028 |
| Selective licensing | In part of the area Hastings and Lemyngton wards in Loughborough, 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2028 |
| Article 4 direction for small HMOs | In part of the area Loughborough, since 12 February 2012 |
Checked October 2026 against Charnwood Borough Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
Charnwood Borough Council's Article 4 direction covers Loughborough, not Syston, so changing a family house here into a small HMO is usually permitted development. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. Charnwood Borough Council also runs additional licensing across its whole area (until 31 March 2028), so smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households need a licence too.
Loft conversions for HMOs for Syston landlords
Plenty of houses have roof space that could hold extra bedrooms, but in Syston we always measure the headroom first, because floor under a 1.5 m ceiling does not count towards room size. That tells you how many rooms the loft can really add.
A loft room usually creates a third storey, so we plan the protected escape route and alarm upgrades for the whole Syston house, not just the new floor. We also check the occupant count, because seven or more residents needs planning permission anywhere in Leicestershire.
- Planning and permitted development position checked first
- Headroom survey and countable floor area calculation
- Updated floor plans for the licence file
- New staircase and protected escape route
- Structural design and building control application
Loft conversions for HMOs near Syston
- Birstall 2.4 miles
- Stoneygate 2.6 miles
- Humberstone 2.6 miles
- Belgrave 3.1 miles
- Oadby 5.4 miles
- Knighton 5.6 miles