Article 4 Directions

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• Backlog
• Screen
• Research

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These are the questions we answer during the Screen stage.

Answering them wil help us learn more about the Article 4 Directions consideration, determine if a data standard is required and whether we know enough to move on to the next stage.

• What is the 'Article 4 Directions' consideration?

  An Article 4 direction is made by the local planning authority to remove all or some of the permitted development rights on a site in order to protect it.

• Is there legislation that defines 'Article 4 Directions'?

  Yes

  • What is the legislation that defines 'Article 4 Directions'?

    The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015, Article 4 -

    “The Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the local planning authority, may make a direction under this paragraph that the permission granted by article 3 does not apply to— all or any development of the Part, Class or paragraph in question in an area specified in the direction; or any particular development, falling within that Part, Class or paragraph, which is specified in the direction, and the direction must specify that it is made under this paragraph.”

  • What is the specific part of the legislation that describes how a 'Article 4 Directions' gets designated?

    The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015, Schedule 3, “Procedures for Article 4 directions”

  • What is the specific part of the legislation that requires the publication of 'Article 4 Directions'?

    The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015, Schedule 3, “Procedures for Article 4 directions”, Sub-paragraph 4(c) - “name a place where a copy of the direction, and a copy of a map defining the area to which it relates, or the site to which it relates, as the case may be, may be seen at all reasonable hours” -

• Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Article 4 Directions'?

  Local Planning Authorities

  Secretary of State (DLUHC)

• Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

  • Local authorities

• Is the Article 4 Directions a trigger?

  No

• Is the Article 4 Directions something to consult during plan making?

  Yes

  • Provide information about when Article 4 Directions is used during plan making

    If an applicant applies to do work under a permitted development right which has been removed by an Article 4 Direction, this dataset will consult that process.

• Is there any Article 4 Directions data already available?

  Yes

  • What Article 4 Directions data is currently available?

    • Item 1

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      • url: https://www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/article/8109/Article-4-direction-Great-Yarmouth
      • fields: Geometry;Document; Schedule 1;Schedule 2
      • licence: Unknown
      • coverage: Local
      • publisher: Great Yarmouth Borough Council

    • Item 2

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      • url: https://www.medway.gov.uk/downloads/file/2102/article_4_directions
      • licence: Unknown
      • coverage: Local
      • publisher: Medway Council

    • Item 3

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      • url: https://map.cornwall.gov.uk/website/ccmap/?zoomlevel=1&xcoord=162690&ycoord=64380&wsName=ccmap&layerName=Article%204%20direction%20orders
      • fields: Name;TLC reference;Paper file reference no.;Alternative reference no.;Link to scanned order
      • licence: Unknown
      • coverage: Local
      • publisher: Cornwall Council
      • attribution: N/A

• Do we think the data should come from a single source?

  No - all LPAs will hold this data individually.

• Will a data standard be required?

  Yes