Supplementary Planning Documents and Planning Statements

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2. Article 4 Directions

An article 4 direction is a direction under article 4 of the General Permitted Development Order which enables the Secretary of State or the local planning authority to withdraw specified permitted development rights across a defined area.

Provided that there is justification for both its purpose and extent, an article 4 direction can:

  • remove specified permitted development rights related to operational development or change of use
  • remove permitted development rights with temporary or permanent effect

The Article 4 Direction Area dataset and the Article 4 Direction dataset are available to download.

The data is provided under the Open Government Licence.

You can view and download all the Article 4 Directions:

Further information about the Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document and the Article 4 Direction is available.