Article 4 Directions
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order 1995 (GDPO) and the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes Order) 1987 as amended (UCO) are the principle sources of information in this regard. A full text can be found at the Office of Public Sector Information website by using the links above.
However, you should always check with the planning service at South Bedfordshire District Council to ensure that permission is not needed for the proposed development.
Your permitted development rights may have been removed by the Council issuing an Article 4 Direction. This will mean that you need to apply for planning permission to carry our work that would otherwise have been permitted without consent.
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. They are therefore more commonly applied to conservation areas.
Such Directions are usually applied over an area rather than an individual property and are registered as a Local Land Charge, so that you will normally be aware of their existence.
An Article 4 Direction has removed permitted development rights for dwellings in the Toddington Conservation Area.
The effect of such a Direction is to remove permitted development rights, thereby necessitating a planning application to be made.
