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Article 4 Directions

Article 4 Directions are issued by the Council in circumstances where specific control over development is required, primarily where the character of an area of acknowledged importance would be threatened.

An Article 4 Direction does not prevent the development to which it applies, but instead requires that planning permission is first obtained from the local planning authority for that development.

Such Directions are usually applied over an area rather than on an individual property and are registered as a Local Land Charge, so that you will normally be aware of their existence. The effect of such a Direction is to remove Permitted Development Rights, thereby necessitating a planning application to be made. Article 4 Directions are not issued without careful consideration.

The following Article 4(1) Directions are in effect in this District:

There are also Article 4 Directions in effect in Conservation Areas in the District.