Article 4 Direction

An Article 4 Direction is made by a local planning authority in the United Kingdom and exceptionally may be subject to intervention by the government. It serves to restrict permitted development rights, which means that a lot of the things people do to their land or houses without planning permission and often take for granted, are brought into the realms of planning consent. It does not in itself prohibit any action but means that a landowner is required to seek planning consent whereas without the Direction this would not be necessary.[1]

An Article 4 Direction is not a conservation designation as such. It is a statement made under the Town and Country Planning Acts, specifically the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995. The Direction removes all or some of the permitted development rights on a site. For example, it could stop a landowner from holding car boot sales on his land for 14 days per year — a right which he would otherwise have - or could restrict a householder from converting a property into multiple flats.[2]

There are certain permitted development rights that cannot be withdrawn by an Article 4 Direction. These exemptions are to ensure permitted development rights related to national concerns, safety, or maintenance work for existing facilities cannot be withdrawn.[1]

The Article 4 Direction was in the past a rarely used instrument which was not particularly effective, and was difficult to apply as it always required approval of the Secretary of State. The 1995 Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order made significant improvements to the process, and since that time the use of Article 4 Directions has increased.[3]

Types of Article 4 Direction

Since 1995 there have been three types of direction:

Powers to make a Direction

A direction under either article 4(1) or 4(2) of the 1995 Order may be made by the district or county planning authority in relation to a conservation area, but only by the district/borough council in other cases. The Secretary of State may also make a direction.

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/1759738.pdf[] Department for Communities and Local Government Replacement Appendix D to Department of the Environment Circular 9/95: General Development Consolidation Order 1995 (978 0117531024) November 2010
  2. The Property Group "Article 4 Directions", Plymouth, 6 Oct 2012. Retrieved on 6 November 2012.
  3. http://www.ihbc.org.uk/recent_papers/docs/Andrew.pdf IHBC Conference notes prepared by Andrew Dick. Director - Historic Environment, RPS Planning

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