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:
- A4D1 - Land at the Strand, Topsham - 23 April 1958
- A4D2 - Land at Duryard - 15 March 1981
- A4D3 - Riverside Pastures, Stoke Road - 15 December 2004
- A4D4 - Midway Terrace and Ide Lane, Alphington - 20 March 2006
- A4D5 - Land at the Junction of Prince Charles Road and Stoke Hill - 1 November 2006
- A4D6 - Land at the Junction of Leypark Road and Hill Barton Road - 1 November 2006
- A4D7 - Land at Sidwell Street - 1 November 2006
- A4D8 - Land Adjacent to St Davids Station, Bonhay Road - 1 November 2006
- A4D9 - Land at the Exebridge Centre Car Park - 1 November 2006
- A4D10 - Land at Junction of Belmont Road and Western Way - 1 November 2006
- A4D11 - Land North of Exwick Lane - 16 October 2007
- A4D12 - 60-66 Union Road - 30 August 2011 (no longer in use)
- A4D13 - Article 4 Direction HMO - 31 October 2011
- A4D14 - The Crawford Hotel - 6 November 2012
- A4D15 - St Leonard's Church Hall - 15 February 2018
- A4D16 - 2023 Article 4 Direction HMO - 23 December 2024
Further information about the Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document and the Article 4 Direction is available.