Decision

Article 4 directions: Secretary of State modification letters

Decision letters by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities which modify Article 4 directions.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 28 July 2022
• Last updated: 9 May 2024
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  1. 9 May 2024

     Added Article 4 modification notice for Watford.

  2. 13 February 2024

     Added Article 4 modification notices for Brent, Hillingdon and Three Rivers councils,

  3. 10 October 2023

     Added Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Classes M, MA and N of Part 3 of Schedule 2; and Classes ZA, AA and AB of Part 20 of Schedule 2 of the of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the Borough of Reading - 10 October 2023.

  4. 9 October 2023

     Added Modification of Article 4 direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the Central Activities Zone and Central Activities Zone Fringe in the King’s Cross area within the London Borough of Islington – 6 October 2023.

  5. 12 September 2023

     Added Article 4 modification notices for Barking and Dagenham and Bromley.

  6. 5 July 2023

     Added Article 4 modification notices for Broxbourne and Rushmoor.

  7. 15 June 2023

     Added Article 4 modification notices for Hertsmere, Kingston, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.

  8. 10 February 2023

     Added Article 4 modification notices for Camden and Norwich.

  9. 2 February 2023

     Added Article 4 modification notice for Brighton & Hove City Council.

  10. 20 October 2022

      Added Article 4 modification notices for Welwyn Hatfield

  11. 19 October 2022

      Added Article 4 modification notices for Harlow and Lambeth

  12. 28 July 2022

      First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the Borough of Watford (Clarendon Road Primary Office Location) - 8 May 2024

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Modification of Article 4 direction in relation to Classes M and MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for town centres within the London Borough of Brent – 9 February 2024

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Modification of Article 4 direction – 9 February 2024: Brent town centres maps

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Modification of Article 4 direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the London Borough of Brent – 9 February 2024

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Modification of Article 4 direction – 9 February 2024: Brent sites maps

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Modification of Article 4 direction in relation to Classes MA and ZA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for site allocations as defined in the Brent Local Plan 2021 – 9 February 2024

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Modification of Article 4 direction – 9 February 2024: site allocations as defined in the Brent Local Plan 2021 maps

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Modification of Article 4 direction in relation to Classes MA and ZA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for strategic industrial locations and locally significant industrial sites Brent – 9 February 2024

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Modification of Article 4 direction – 9 February 2024: Brent strategic industrial locations and locally significant industrial sites maps

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Modification of Article 4 direction in relation to Classes AA and AB of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the London Borough of Hillingdon – 9 February 2024

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Modification of Article 4 direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the London Borough of Hillingdon – 9 February 2024

PDF, 424 KB, 6 pages

Modification of Article 4 direction in relation to Class ZA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the London Borough of Hillingdon – 9 February 2024

PDF, 407 KB, 6 pages

Modification of Article 4 direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within Three Rivers District Council – 9 February 2024

PDF, 2.44 MB, 14 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the Borough of Reading - 10 October 2023

PDF, 283 KB, 6 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the Borough of Reading - 10 October 2023: maps

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Modification of Article 4 direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites in the King’s Cross area within the London Borough of Islington - 6 October 2023

PDF, 780 KB, 9 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Classes A, AA, AB, AC and AD of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham – 12 September 2023

PDF, 439 KB, 6 pages

Modification of Article 4 Directions in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the London Borough of Bromley – Group 1 of 5 – 12 September 2023

PDF, 1.21 MB, 21 pages

Modification of Article 4 Directions in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the London Borough of Bromley – Group 2 of 5 - 12 September 2023

PDF, 1.6 MB, 33 pages

Modification of Article 4 Directions in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the London Borough of Bromley – Group 3 of 5 - 12 September 2023

PDF, 1.06 MB, 33 pages

Modification of Article 4 Directions in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the London Borough of Bromley – Group 4 of 5 - 12 September 2023

PDF, 1.15 MB, 33 pages

Modification of Article 4 Directions in relation to Class ZA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the London Borough of Bromley – 12 September 2023

PDF, 3.04 MB, 57 pages

Modification of Article 4 Directions in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the London Borough of Bromley – Group 5 of 5- 12 September 2023

PDF, 1.65 MB, 33 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites in the borough of Broxbourne – 4 July 2023

PDF, 1.26 MB, 11 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class ZA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites in the borough of Broxbourne – 4 July 2023

PDF, 952 KB, 10 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for town centre sites in the borough of Rushmoor – 4 July 2023

PDF, 1.92 MB, 8 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for employment sites in the borough of Rushmoor – 4 July 2023

PDF, 8.32 MB, 21 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Classes AA, AC and AD of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites in Radlett, Hertsmere – 14 June 2023

PDF, 258 KB, 5 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites in the borough of Hertsmere – 14 June 2023

PDF, 3.76 MB, 17 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class ZA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites in the borough of Hertsmere – 14 June 2023

PDF, 2.21 MB, 12 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames – 14 June 2023

PDF, 4.58 MB, 44 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the Central Activities Zone and other sites within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets – 14 June 2023

PDF, 802 KB, 6 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the London Borough of Waltham Forest – 14 June 2023

PDF, 1.42 MB, 9 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the Central Activities Zone and Knowledge Quarter in Camden – 10 February 2023

PDF, 358 KB, 6 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the north of the borough of Camden– 10 February 2023

PDF, 436 KB, 7 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites in the City of Norwich – 10 February 2023

PDF, 1.3 MB, 6 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within Brighton & Hove City Council – 01 February 2023

PDF, 9.2 MB, 39 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for Welwyn Hatfield, Hatfield Town – 18 October 2022

PDF, 461 KB, 6 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for Welwyn Hatfield, Sites within the Borough – 18 October 2022

PDF, 2.21 MB, 8 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class ZA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for Welwyn Hatfield, Sites within the Borough – 18 October 2022

PDF, 2.21 MB, 8 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for Harlow, Burnt Mill Industrial Estate – 18 October 2022

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Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for Harlow, Pinnacles Employment Area – 18 October 2022

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Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for Harlow, Templefields Employment Area – 18 October 2022

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Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for Harlow, Templefields North East – 18 October 2022

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Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for Harlow Town Centre – 18 October 2022

PDF, 435 KB, 6 pages

Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for land within Lambeth Central Activities Zone – 18 October 2022

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Modification of Article 4 Direction - 18 October 2022: Lambeth Central Activities Zone maps

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Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for Lambeth Key Industrial and Business Areas – 18 October 2022

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Modification of Article 4 Direction - 18 October 2022: Lambeth Key Industrial and Business Areas maps

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Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for Lambeth Town Centres – 18 October 2022

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Modification of Article 4 Direction - 18 October 2022: Lambeth town centres maps

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Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for land comprising Westminster Central Activities Zone - 27 July 2022

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Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the entire area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - 22 July 2022

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Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for sites within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames - 22 July 2022

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Modification of Article 4 Direction in relation to Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the Central Activities Zone and other sites within the London Borough of Wandsworth - 22 July 2022

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Details

The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) has directed to modify the following Article 4 directions.