Article 4 Directions are issued to require planning permission for certain types of development where permission is not normally required.
Certain works that would normally require planning permission are permitted by the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) 2015.
The GPDO enables councils to issue an Article 4 Direction, which restricts the scope of permitted development rights either in relation to a particular area or site, or a particular type of development anywhere in the authority's area. Article 4 Directions are issued where evidence suggests that undertaking certain types of development (where planning permission is not normally required) would harm local amenities or the proper planning of an area.
The council introduces each Article 4 Direction under the The Town and Country Planning GPDO 1995 . Where an Article 4 Direction is in effect, a planning application may be required for development that would otherwise have been permitted development.
Please note: An Article 4 Direction does not prevent the development but instead requires planning permission to be obtained first from the council. This does not imply that the council will either approve or refuse the planning applications.