23/09/2026
12 months of delay could have been avoided.
Burnley’s remaining six wards are currently set to wait until September 2027 for the proposed Article 4 Directive to come into effect.
We proposed putting immediate controls on HMOs now.
We’ve moved £250,000 into the Housing Initiatives Reserve, and we’ll now press the Executive to use this funding to put an immediate Article 4 Direction in place across the remaining six wards.
Neighbouring authorities have already taken the step of introducing immediate directions. We believe Burnley should be able to act now too.
We said: act now. They didn't.