Selective licensing · Scunthorpe Designation Area 1
In force | Area covered | Part of the council area (2 wards) |
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| Runs | 20 Mar 2025 to 19 Mar 2030 |
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| Fee | £955 (Part A £615 + Part B £340) |
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Wards in the scheme (2)
Crosby & Park (part) · Town (part)
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 Public register
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: additional: none (mandatory page https://www.northlincs.gov.uk/council-tax-benefits-and-housing/mandatory-hmo-licensing/); needs manual re-check of notice
Checked 28 Sept 2026.
Mandatory HMO licensing in North Lincolnshire
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.
North Lincolnshire HMO licence register
The council's public register of licensed properties: North Lincolnshire Council public register. Use it to check whether a property already holds a licence, for example before you buy. Licences do not transfer to a new owner.
North Lincolnshire Article 4 and HMO planning rules
North Lincolnshire publishes Article 4 data to the national planning data platform, but none of its 12 published areas are labelled as an HMO direction. That does not prove there is no HMO Article 4 direction: check the council's planning pages.
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 North Lincolnshire
Figures below count First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) decisions published on GOV.UK for properties located in North Lincolnshire. 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) |
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| Civil penalty appeals | 0 |
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| Other Housing Act appeals (licence terms, notices, orders) | 2 |
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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 North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the new Private Rented Sector Database. Registration opens 15 Apr 2027 and the deadline to register is 14 Jul 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 North Lincolnshire 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.
North Lincolnshire licensing: common questions
Is there selective licensing in North Lincolnshire?
Yes. Scunthorpe Designation Area 1: in force until 19 Mar 2030 (part of the area). Check the council's map or address checker to confirm your street.
How much is an HMO licence in North Lincolnshire?
Selective licensing: £955. Fees for mandatory HMO licences are set by the council and published on its fees page.
Does North Lincolnshire have an Article 4 direction for HMOs?
North Lincolnshire publishes Article 4 data to the national planning data platform, but none of its 12 published areas are labelled as an HMO direction. That does not prove there is no HMO Article 4 direction: check the council's planning pages.
Where is the North Lincolnshire HMO licence register?
The council publishes its public register of licences here: North Lincolnshire Council register. Councils must keep a register of licences under section 232 of the Housing Act 2004.
Related: selective licensing in England · additional HMO licensing · HMO licence cost · HMO rules · HMO hub
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Last checked 28 Sep 2026. Information, not legal advice. Licensing schemes change often; always confirm with the council before you act.