HMO licence Great Yarmouth: schemes, fees and dates

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Great Yarmouth licensing schemes in force or approved

Selective licensing

In force

Area covered	Part of the council area (3 wards)
Designation made	10 Dec 2025
Runs	1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2031

Wards in the scheme (3)

Nelson · Central and Northgate · Southtown and Cobholm

Streets listed (1)

Yarmouth North ward: North Denes Road (west side), Walpole Road, Churchill Road, Arundel Road, Garfield Road, Harley Road (east side), Hamilton Road (north side), Salisbury Road (south side)

Ward or street lists can split a road. Use the council's own address checker or designation map before relying on this list.

Council licensing page Designation notice

Details read from the council website via a summary tool because the page blocks automated reading. Please confirm on the council page.

Note from our check: fee not stated on council pages checked (applications via Home Safe); no additional HMO licensing scheme mentioned; map: https://www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/selective-licensing-scheme/map-of-designated-area

Checked 28 Sept 2026.

Upcoming: consultations and key dates in Great Yarmouth

Date	What	Scheme	Source
31 Mar 2031 in 1645 days	scheme end	Selective licensing	council

Want a reminder before a deadline? Use the form at the bottom of this page and pick "Email me before my deadlines".

Mandatory HMO licensing in Great Yarmouth

Whatever the local schemes, a licence is required for any house in multiple occupation let to 5 or more people forming 2 or more households who share a kitchen, bathroom or toilet. This rule is national and has applied since 1 October 2018. Letting without a required licence is a criminal offence under section 72 of the Housing Act 2004. Read do I need an HMO licence? and how to apply.

Great Yarmouth HMO licence register

We did not find an online public register for Great Yarmouth. Every council must keep one (Housing Act 2004, s.232) and make it available for inspection; ask the council's private sector housing team.

Great Yarmouth Article 4 and HMO planning rules

Official planning data lists 1 HMO Article 4 area for Great Yarmouth. Inside these areas, turning a family house (use class C3) into a small HMO (C4) needs planning permission.

HMO Article 4 area	In effect from	Document
Article 4 Direction - Houses in Multiple Occupation Great Yarmouth	24 Sept 2012	view

Licensing and planning are separate. A licence does not give planning permission, and planning permission does not replace a licence. See Article 4 and HMOs.

Tribunal record: rent repayment orders and civil penalties in Great Yarmouth

Figures below count First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) decisions published on GOV.UK for properties located in Great Yarmouth. They show how tenants and the council use enforcement here. Most civil penalties are paid without appeal, so they never reach the tribunal.

Rent repayment order decisions	0 (0 in the last 3 years)
Civil penalty appeals	0
Other Housing Act appeals (licence terms, notices, orders)	2

If you have let without a licence you needed, read unlicensed property: what to do, rent repayment orders and civil penalties.

Landlord database deadline for Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth is in the East of England region of the new Private Rented Sector Database. Registration opens 15 Jan 2027 and the deadline to register is 14 Apr 2027. The published fee is £65 per property per year. Database registration is separate from council licensing: you may need both. See register your rental property.

Get help with a Great Yarmouth licence application

We can prepare a licence application for you for a fixed fee; the council's own fee is separate. See pricing for what is included and how we make money. You can also run a full address check on the postcode checker.

Great Yarmouth licensing: common questions

Is there selective licensing in Great Yarmouth?

Yes. in force until 31 Mar 2031 (part of the area). Check the council's map or address checker to confirm your street.

How much is an HMO licence in Great Yarmouth?

We did not find a published fee on the council pages we checked. Mandatory HMO licence fees are set by each council, usually in two parts (application and grant). See the council page or our HMO licence cost guide.

Does Great Yarmouth have an Article 4 direction for HMOs?