Shared houses in Halesowen need to satisfy Dudley Council's licensing team as well as building regulations. We plan for both from the first survey, which avoids rework later.
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 Dudley Council
| Rule | Dudley 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 | In force Whole borough, since 15 September 2023 |
Checked October 2026 against Dudley Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
Dudley Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Halesowen into a small HMO needs planning permission. We prepare the planning application before any conversion work starts. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. We couldn't confirm whether Dudley Council runs additional licensing, so we check with the council for the address.
How we handle HMO loft conversion work in Halesowen
Plenty of houses have roof space that could hold extra bedrooms, but in Halesowen 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 Halesowen house, not just the new floor. We also check the occupant count, because seven or more residents needs planning permission anywhere in the West Midlands.
- Alarm extended and doors upgraded on lower floors
- Planning and permitted development position checked first
- Structural design and building control application
- Headroom survey and countable floor area calculation
- Updated floor plans for the licence file
Loft conversions for HMOs near Halesowen
- Rowley Regis 2.4 miles
- Brierley Hill 3.8 miles
- Oldbury 3.8 miles
- Dudley 3.8 miles
- Harborne 3.9 miles
- Stourbridge 4 miles