Licensing in Charnwood

• Selective licence

  In force

  Charnwood Borough Council Designations for Areas for Selective Licensing (Loughborough Hastings and Loughborough Lemyngton)

  Area

  Designation 1: the historical (pre-May 2023) Loughborough Hastings ward; Designation 2: the historical Loughborough Lemyngton ward, as 'delineated and edged in black on the maps in Appendix 1' of the notice. The notice says it covers 'whole and entire areas / roads within the existing boundaries' and later boundary changes 'shall not in any way alter the areas covered'. The council publishes road lists for both wards, but they are not whole-road lists: Derby Road is listed for 'odd numbers only' (Lemyngton), and long roads such as Nottingham Road, Leicester Road, High Street and King Street run beyond the historical ward boundaries. Today's ward names do not settle coverage; confirm the address against the council's maps and road lists.

  Runs

  1 April 2023 to 30 March 2028. The council notice says it ceases to have effect on 31 March 2028

  Fee

  Published standard fee: £700

  Council property licence fees page (applies to mandatory HMO, additional HMO and selective licences): stage one £395 at application plus stage two £305 when the council decides to grant (total £700). A single £85 discount on stage two (total £615) applies where the licence holder is DASH-accredited and the property is registered with DASH, or (mandatory HMO only) for a renewal made before expiry. £10 per bedroom above six (mandatory HMO only). Page last updated 25 August 2023.

  Who needs one

  Privately rented properties in the designated areas occupied by a single household, a single person, or two unrelated people.

  Exemptions

  Designation para 5: properties licensed under mandatory HMO licensing or the borough-wide additional HMO scheme; tenancies granted by a registered provider; houses under an interim or final management order; houses under a temporary exemption (s.86); tenancies or licences exempt under the Selective Licensing of Houses (Specified Exemptions) (England) Order 2006.

  Apply on the council’s websiteLicence conditionsCouncil's map or designation
  ›How we checked this

  Public notice: designated 10 March 2022 under the 2015 General Approval; it 'will come into force on 1st April 2023' and 'shall cease to have effect on the 31st March 2028 (not more than 5 years) or earlier if the Council revokes the scheme'. 31 March 2028 is the day before the fifth anniversary, so end_date is 30 March 2028 and ceases_on 31 March 2028. The council page (updated 23 April 2026) says that following an agreement at the First-tier Tribunal in 2025 the selective licence conditions were amended and new draft licences are being sent to all licence holders. Applications online via MetaStreet.

  Sources

  • charnwood.gov.uk: selective licensing
  • charnwood.gov.uk: public notice designation of an area of selective licensing
  • charnwood.gov.uk: hastings ward list of roads
  • charnwood.gov.uk: loughborough lemyngton ward list of roads
  • charnwood.gov.uk: property licence fees
  • charnwood.gov.uk: applying for a property licence

• Additional HMO licence

  In force

  Charnwood Borough Council Additional HMO Scheme 2022 — section 254 HMOs

  Area

  The entire Borough of Charnwood.

  Runs

  1 April 2023 to 30 March 2028. The council notice says it ceases to have effect on 31 March 2028

  Fee

  Published standard fee: £700

  Council property licence fees page (applies to mandatory HMO, additional HMO and selective licences): stage one £395 at application plus stage two £305 when the council decides to grant (total £700). A single £85 discount on stage two (total £615) applies where the licence holder is DASH-accredited and the property is registered with DASH, or (mandatory HMO only) for a renewal made before expiry. £10 per bedroom above six (mandatory HMO only). Page last updated 25 August 2023.

  Who needs one

  All HMOs, irrespective of the number of storeys, occupied by 3 or 4 unrelated persons (two or more households sharing facilities), throughout the borough. HMOs with 5 or more occupiers fall under mandatory licensing. Section 257 converted blocks are a separate record under the same designation.

  Exemptions

  Certain HMOs specified in the Housing Act 2004 are exempt (statutory exemptions), per the public notice.

  Apply on the council’s websiteLicence conditions
  ›How we checked this

  Public notice: designated 10 March 2022 under section 56 with General Approval; it 'will come into force on April 1, 2023 and unless revoked beforehand or extended will cease to have effect on March 31, 2028'. 31 March 2028 is the day before the fifth anniversary, so end_date is 30 March 2028 and ceases_on 31 March 2028. The council's HMO page says the scheme 'will last for five years unless renewed'.

  Sources

  • charnwood.gov.uk: public notice designation of an area for additional licensing of hmos
  • charnwood.gov.uk: hmo licensing
  • charnwood.gov.uk: property licence fees

• Additional HMO licence

  In force

  Charnwood Borough Council Additional HMO Scheme 2022 — section 257 converted blocks

  Area

  The entire Borough of Charnwood.

  Runs

  1 April 2023 to 30 March 2028. The council notice says it ceases to have effect on 31 March 2028

  Fee

  Published standard fee: £700

  Council property licence fees page (applies to mandatory HMO, additional HMO and selective licences): stage one £395 at application plus stage two £305 when the council decides to grant (total £700). A single £85 discount on stage two (total £615) applies where the licence holder is DASH-accredited and the property is registered with DASH, or (mandatory HMO only) for a renewal made before expiry. £10 per bedroom above six (mandatory HMO only). Page last updated 25 August 2023.

  Who needs one

  Section 257 converted blocks: buildings converted into self-contained flats whose conversion did not comply, and still does not comply, with the appropriate building standards defined in Housing Act 2004 section 257(3). Which standards apply turns on when the building work was completed (before or after 1 June 1992), whether it was dealt with by regulation 20 of the Building Regulations 1991, and whether it would have been exempt under those Regulations. The designation notice covers those blocks where the building is wholly occupied by tenants, unless exempt. The licence is for the block, not each individual flat.

  Exemptions

  Certain HMOs specified in the Housing Act 2004 are exempt (statutory exemptions), per the public notice.

  Apply on the council’s websiteLicence conditions
  ›How we checked this

  Public notice: designated 10 March 2022 under section 56 with General Approval; it 'will come into force on April 1, 2023 and unless revoked beforehand or extended will cease to have effect on March 31, 2028'. 31 March 2028 is the day before the fifth anniversary, so end_date is 30 March 2028 and ceases_on 31 March 2028. The council's HMO page says the scheme 'will last for five years unless renewed'.

  Sources

  • charnwood.gov.uk: public notice designation of an area for additional licensing of hmos
  • charnwood.gov.uk: hmo licensing
  • charnwood.gov.uk: property licence fees
  • legislation.gov.uk: 257

• Mandatory HMO licence

  In force

  Mandatory HMO licensing (national scheme, Charnwood fees)

  Area

  Whole of Charnwood Borough (national scheme).

  Fee

  Published standard fee: £700

  Basic licence £700 (£395 + £305); re-licence before expiry £615; DASH-accredited holders £615; plus £10 per bedroom above six.

  Who needs one

  HMOs with five or more occupiers forming two or more households.

  Apply on the council’s websiteLicence conditions
  ›How we checked this

  Re-licences never run more than five years from the expiry of the previous licence.

  Sources

  • charnwood.gov.uk: hmo licensing
  • charnwood.gov.uk: property licence fees

Council source

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• Not yet confirmed

  Both discretionary schemes cease to have effect on 31 March 2028. No renewal consultation was found on the council's current consultations page (checked 26 October 2026) or in a charnwood.moderngov.co.uk search for 'selective licensing'; re-check during 2027.

• Not yet confirmed

  The fees page dates from August 2023; confirm current fees. Licence terms for additional and selective licences are presumed to run to the end of the designations but this is not stated on the pages fetched.

• Not yet confirmed

  Long roads in the selective road lists (for example Nottingham Road, Leicester Road, Derby Road, High Street, King Street) are only covered within the historical ward boundaries, so the selective scheme is matched by map, not by street name.

The national landlord register is separate from licensing. Charnwood is in East Midlands, where registration is planned from 15 February 2027 to 14 May 2027. The regulations are still in draft. Read about the register