Licensing in Gedling

• Selective licence

  In force

  Gedling Borough Council Selective Licensing Phase 1a (Netherfield Ward)

  Area

  The residential area of the whole Netherfield Ward (purple outline on the council's interactive map).

  1 ward named in the scheme:

  • Netherfield

  Ward boundaries: current wards (2015 boundaries)

  Runs

  5 January 2025 to 3 January 2030. The council notice says it ceases to have effect on 4 January 2030

  Fee

  Published standard fee: £840

  Online new licence: non-accredited £840 (Part 1 £400 on application, Part 2 £440 on issue); accredited (DASH, NLA, NRLA, Unipol or equivalent) £645 (£400 + £245). Re-licence of a property licensed under the earlier Phase 1 Netherfield scheme with the same licence holder and no compliance issues: £790 non-accredited, £590 accredited. Paper applications £900 / £705 (re-licence £850 / £650). Discounts are applied to Part 2 and do not apply where the application follows council intervention.

  Who needs one

  All privately rented houses (including flats) let or occupied under a tenancy or licence in Netherfield Ward, except HMOs needing a mandatory licence and other exemptions.

  Exemptions

  HMOs requiring a Part 2 licence; houses under a temporary exemption notice or management order; tenancies granted by registered providers of social housing or registered social landlords; exempt tenancies 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: designation made 5 September 2024 under the 2015 General Approval; 'The Designation will come into force on 5th January 2025. The Designation shall cease to have effect on 4th January 2030'. That cessation date is the day before the fifth anniversary, so end_date is 3 January 2030 and ceases_on 4 January 2030. Renewal of the first Netherfield scheme (2018 to September 2023). All Phase 1a applications must be new applications even if licensed under Phase 1.

  Sources

  • gedling.gov.uk: selective licensing
  • gedling.gov.uk: licence fees
  • gedling.gov.uk: selective licensing proposal and designations documentation
  • gedling.gov.uk: Phase 1A Public Notice of Selective Licensing Designation (PDF)

• Selective licence

  In force

  Gedling Borough Council Designation for an Area for Selective Licensing – Phase 2, Carlton Hill, Colwick, Daybrook, Newstead Village 2022

  Area

  Mapped parts only (edged red on Annexes A-D of the designation; blue outline on the council's interactive map) of Carlton Hill, Colwick and Daybrook wards and Newstead Village (in Newstead Abbey ward). Not the whole of any ward; check the address on the council map.

  Runs

  1 November 2022 to 29 October 2027. The council notice says it ceases to have effect on 30 October 2027

  Fee

  Published standard fee: £840

  The council's current licence fees page publishes one fee table for selective licensing: non-accredited £840 (£400 + £440), accredited £645 (£400 + £245); paper applications cost more. The re-licence discount on that page applies only to Netherfield properties licensed under Phase 1.

  Who needs one

  Any house (including flats) let or occupied under a tenancy or licence within the mapped areas, unless exempt.

  Exemptions

  Designation paragraph 5: HMOs requiring a Part 2 licence; tenancies granted by a registered social landlord; houses under an interim or final management order; houses under a temporary exemption (s.86); tenancies or buildings exempt under the Act.

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

  Designation: 'made on 6th July 2022 and shall come into force on 1st November 2022'; 'shall cease to have effect on 30th October 2027 or earlier if the Council revokes the scheme'. 30 October 2027 is before the fifth anniversary (1 November 2027), so end_date is 29 October 2027 and ceases_on 30 October 2027. Consultations ran 8 October 2020 to 4 January 2021 and 25 April to 23 May 2022. The scheme ends within about a year; no renewal consultation was found. The Housing Strategy 2026-2030 (Cabinet 16 July 2026) says Phase 2 is 'due to expire October 2027', covers about 665 homes, and will be evaluated at the end of the scheme.

  Sources

  • gedling.gov.uk: selective licensing
  • gedling.gov.uk: selective licensing proposal and designations documentation
  • gedling.gov.uk: Appendix 1 Selective Licensing Phase 2 Designated Areas.docx
  • gedling.gov.uk: licence fees

• Mandatory HMO licence

  In force

  Mandatory HMO licensing (national scheme, Gedling fees)

  Area

  Whole of Gedling Borough (national scheme).

  Fee

  Published standard fee: £815

  Online new licence: non-accredited £815 (Part 1 £603, Part 2 £212); accredited £712 (£525 + £187). Online renewal: £750 non-accredited (£538 + £212), £628 accredited (£441 + £187). Paper new: £800 non-accredited (£625 + £175), £705 accredited (£540 + £165); paper renewal £720 / £625. The page also says paying by cash or cheque on a paper form carries an additional £60 fee.

  Who needs one

  HMOs with five or more people forming two or more households and sharing facilities (Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Prescribed Description) (England) Order 2018, article 4). A section 257 converted block is not itself subject to mandatory licensing; an individual flat within one can still need a licence if it meets the prescribed description.

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

  Online applications via Idox; renewals need the council licence reference. The council's HMO page also lists buildings converted into self-contained flats that did not meet the 1991 Building Regulations (section 257 HMOs) among properties needing an HMO licence. Article 4 of the 2018 Prescribed Description Order does not include section 257 HMOs, GOV.UK guidance section 2.4 says converted blocks fall outside mandatory licensing, and no Gedling additional designation was found, so the block itself is not recorded as needing a licence.

  Sources

  • gedling.gov.uk: houses multiple occupation
  • legislation.gov.uk: made
  • gov.uk: houses in multiple occupation and residential property licensing reform guidance for local housing authorities

Gedling's civil penalty policy

We found no consultations when we researched Gedling.

We could not settle these points when we researched Gedling. Check them with the council before you rely on them.

• Not yet confirmed

  Phase 2 ceases to have effect on 30 October 2027; check whether the council consults on renewal. A democracy.gedling.gov.uk search for 'selective licensing' (newest result Cabinet 15 October 2026) showed no renewal or extension item; the July 2026 Housing Strategy only commits to evaluating the scheme at its end.

• Not yet confirmed

  No additional HMO licensing scheme was found on the council website or in the democracy search results.

• Not yet confirmed

  The licence term for individual selective licences is not stated on the fee pages; it is presumed to run to the end of the designation but this is not confirmed.

• Not yet confirmed

  The council's HMO page lists section 257 converted blocks as needing an HMO licence, which national mandatory licensing does not cover and no additional designation was found to support; a landlord of a converted block should confirm with Gedling council.

• Not yet confirmed

  Article 4: whether Gedling has an HMO (C3 to C4) Article 4 direction is not confirmed. Checked: the council sitemap (no Article 4 HMO page) and planning.data.gov.uk (no Article 4 records for the council). None was found, but absence is inferred, not stated by the council; confirm with its planning team.

The national landlord register is separate from licensing. Gedling 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