Protection of strategic employment land
What's changed?
The Direction relates to development comprising the change of use of employment buildings to a residential use.
The Article 4(1) Direction removes permitted development rights B1(a) and B1(c) to C3 (Class O of the 2015 GPDO and Class PA of the 2016 GPDO, respectively) in specific parts of the borough to protect strategic employment land.
Planning permission is required for change of use to residential from 22 November 2017 in the strategic locations identified under the Article 4(1) Direction below.
Dates and documents
Hillingdon Council made an Article 4 Direction on 22 November 2016. The Direction was confirmed by Full Council and came into force on 22 November 2017.
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Full Council report 3 November 2016 - explaining the reasons for the Article 4(1) Direction.
- Full Council report 7 September 2017 - to consider the adoption of the Article 4(1) Direction.