Article 4 Directions

On 14 July 2022, the council confirmed a non-immediate Article 4 Direction to remove permitted development rights to change from commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses.  This is the permitted development right covered by Class MA of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order.  The Article 4 direction originally came into force on 24 September 2022. 

Following this the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities modified this Article 4 Direction to reduce the extent of the area. The modified direction came into effect on 27 March 2024. 

This type of development in the areas affected will require full planning permission. This is to ensure we can control and protect important areas of economic activity within the borough, including industrial areas and high streets. Where new residential development is proposed, it will continue to be subject to consideration against the policies in the Local Plan. 

Please see the Article 4 Direction Notices below for further details, including maps of the areas affected. Please note that the modified Article 4 Direction has different boundaries to the designations on which they are based. 

• Full council decision
• Letter from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Direction from the Secretary of State modifying the Article 4 Direction
• Notice of modification of the Article 4 Direction
• Appendix 1 - Whole Borough Map of Areas to be Covered by Class MA Article 4 Direction
• Appendix 2 – (Local Parade Maps Only) Class MA Article 4 Direction
• Appendix 3 - (Local Centre Maps Only) Class MA Article 4 Direction
• Appendix 4 - (Primary and Secondary Shopping Areas in Minor Town Centres Only) Class MA Article 4 Direction
• Appendix 5 - (Primary and Secondary Shopping Areas in District Town Centres Only) Class MA Article 4 Direction
• Appendix 6 - (Primary and Secondary Shopping Areas in Metropolitan Town Centres Only) Class MA Article 4 Direction
• Appendix 7 - (Locally Significant Industrial Sites Only) Class MA Article 4 Direction
• Appendix 8 - (Strategic Industrial Locations Only) Class MA Article 4 Direction
• Appendix 9 - (Hayes Opportunity Area Only) Class MA Article 4 Direction
• Appendix 10 - (Locally Significant Employment Locations Only) Class MA Article 4 Direction
• Appendix 11 - (Office & Hotel Growth Location Only) Class MA Article 4 Direction

The above notices, directions and accompanying plans are also available to view by appointment only at the Civic Centre, High Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1UW.