Article 4 Directions

An Article 4 Direction (A4D) is part of planning legislation that allows the council to remove permitted development rights including changes of use from an area or a particular property in certain limited situations where it is necessary to protect local amenity or the well being of an area.

An Article 4 Direction does not prevent the development to which it applies, but instead requires that planning permission is first obtained from the council for that development.

Permitted development (PD) rights are a national grant of planning permission which allow certain works and change of use to be carried out without having to make a planning application under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (“the Order”). These rights can be withdrawn under Article 4(1) of the order if there is a justification for both its purpose and extent.

The Article 4 Directions on this page refer to a change of use of properties, and are not in relation to works to a dwelling house in conservation areas that have Article 4 Directions. Please see St Mark’s conservation area or De Beauvoir conservation area for more information.

 

Article 4 Directions – commercial, business and service use to residential

Article 4 Directions relating to the change of use from commercial, business and service use to residential.

Article 4 Direction designated industrial areas

A non-immediate Article 4 Direction was confirmed on the 5 October to remove permitted development rights regarding the change of use from class E use (commercial, business and service uses) to C3 use (dwellinghouses).

The Direction applies to the sites shown on the Schedule of Maps in the Article 4 Direction.

The effect of the Directions means that a change of use from Class E use which includes, office, light industrial and retail to residential in these locations require planning permission and will be assessed against our Local Plan planning policies.

The Direction was made by the council on 21 July 2022 and has now come into force.

Article 4 Directions CAZ and Hackney town centres

Two non-immediate Article 4 Directions were confirmed on 27 April 2023 to remove permitted development rights regarding the change of use from class E use (commercial, business and service uses) to C3 use (dwellinghouses).

The Directions apply to the sites shown on the Schedule of Maps in the Article 4 Directions.

The effect of the Directions means that a change of use from a town centre use to residential and an office use to residential in these locations will require planning permission and will be assessed against our Local Plan planning policies.

The Directions were made by the council in February 2022 and have now come into force.

Article 4 Direction Hackney Central Activity Zone, Tech City, Dalston and Hackney Central

Article 4 Direction District Centres and Local Shopping Centres

Article 4 Direction designated industrial areas

Map of Article 4 Directions

Shacklewell Green conservation area

We have made a non-immediate Article 4 Direction over part of the Shacklewell Green Conservation Area, as designated 19 February 2018, to remove certain permitted development rights.

The direction applies to the following properties:

  • April Street numbers 1 to 14 (all)
  • Perch Street numbers 1 to 25 (all)
  • Seal Street numbers 1 to 36 (all)
  • Shacklewell Lane numbers 97 to 129 (odd), 1 to 18 Milton House Mansions (all)

The Direction removes permitted development rights under Schedule 2, Part 1, Development within the curtilage of a dwelling house, Classes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and Schedule 2, Part 2, Minor Operations, Classes A, B, C of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended.

Date made: 30 August 2018. Effective from: 22 October 2019.

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Launderette to residential

We’ve made an Article 4 Direction to remove permitted development rights for change of use from launderettes to C3 (dwellinghouses) permitted under Class M of Part 3 of schedule 2 of the GPDO.

Date made: 1 May 2017. Effective from: 14 May 2018.

The Direction applies to launderettes at the following locations:

  • 50 Matthias Road
  • 6 Felton Street
  • 6 Gilpin Road
  • 253 Amhurst Road
  • 29 Marsh Hill
  • 20B Pitfield Street
  • 88 Stoke Newington High Street
  • 6-7  Downs Court Parade, Amhurst Road
  • 234 Haggerston Road
  • 112 Upper Clapton Road
  • 94 Chatsworth Road
  • 202 Well Street
  • 195 Mount Pleasant lane
  • 94 Weymouth Terrace
  • 16 Stamford Hill – effective from 11 February 2019

The permitted development right does not apply to Article 2(3) land (ie. a conservation area) – so launderettes located in conservation areas have been excluded from the list above.

Storage and distribution to residential use

We’ve made a non-immediate Article 4 Direction to remove permitted development rights for change of use from Class B8 (storage and distribution) to C3 (dwellinghouses) permitted under Class P of Part 3 of schedule 2 of the GPDO.

Date made: 1 May 2017. Effective from: 14 May 2018.

This Direction applies to the whole of the London borough of Hackney.

The Chesham Arms Public House, 15 Mehetabel Road, London, E9 6DU

The council has made an immediate Article 4 Direction to remove permitted development rights which would allow the change the use at The Chesham Arms Public House at 15 Mehetabel Road, London, E9 6DU falling within Class A4 (drinking establishment) to a Class A1 (shops), Class A2 (financial and professional services) or Class A3 (café and restaurant).

Date made: 4 March 2015. Effective from: 4 March 2015.

The change of use referred to above presents an immediate threat to local amenity or prejudices the proper planning of the area. The Article 4 Direction means that a planning application must now be submitted for all proposed changes of use at the property to allow the council to assess the impacts that a change of use would have on the site. A consultation period ran between 4 March and 17 April 2015.

A decision was made at cabinet on 20 July 2015 for the direction to be confirmed and the direction was confirmed 2 September 2015.

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Page updated on: 6 October 2023

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