An Article 4 Direction removes or restricts national Permitted Development Rights within a specific site or area. This can range from an individual part of a settlement to the local planning authority’s whole area and there are examples of both in the New Forest National Park.
National Permitted Development Rights are described in The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) and local planning authorities can remove or restrict them to ensure there is planning control over something that would not normally required permission. It is important to emphasise that the Article 4 Direction goes not prevent development from happening, it simply means planning permission is required.
The removed/restricted Permitted Development Rights are detailed in a Schedule, as part of a Notice, which then becomes enforceable once confirmed by the local planning authority after a period of consultation. A planning application has to be submitted for a site in the area when development includes removed or restricted permitted development rights.
Further details on the national Permitted Development Rights that apply within the New Forest National Park are available at Permitted development rights – New Forest National Park Authority.
We have received government funding to improve our planning digital data through the MHCLG Digital Planning Improvement fund: Round 2.
Article 4 datasets were enhanced as part of the award funding. These are available from this webpage, and can be explored in the map of planning data for England: Map of planning data for England | Planning Data.
Licence
This dataset has been published by New Forest National Park Authority under the Open Government Licence Open Government Licence (nationalarchives.gov.uk). This licence has been applied following the Public Sector Geospatial Agreement ‘presumption to publish’ process.
Datasets
Two datasets are available:
| Article 4 Data: A spatial dataset with polygons for each area | Article 4 area dataset CSV |
| Article 4 Area document: A list of the sources for each Article 4 area | NFNPA Article 4 documents dataset CSV |
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ART4/66/00001 – Bransgore House, Bransgore
This Article 4 direction area straddles the boundary with the New Forest District Council.
It was made on 14 February 1966 and confirmed 20 April 1967, under Article 4 of the Town and County Planning General development order, 1963.
Hampshire County Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Classes II(1), VI(1) and XXII (means of enclosure, temporary use and siting of caravans).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/72/00001 – Hovercraft in the Solent
This Article 4 direction area straddles the boundary with the New Forest District Council.
It was made on 19 November 1971, confirmed on 6 December 1972 and registered on 10 January 1973, under Article 4 of the Town and County Planning General development order, 1963.
Hampshire County Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class IV (restricting the use of hovercraft within approximately one mile of the coast and estuaries taking in Southampton Water, and land within approximately one mile of any point on the Beaulieu and Lymington Rivers up to and including the respective townships).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/73/00001 – Land at Football Green, Minstead
This Article 4 direction was made on 2 November 1973, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order, 1973.
New Forest Rural District Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made in 1973 and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class VI (1) (restricting the carrying out of building or engineering operations for the purposes of agriculture).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/74/00001 – Land off School Lane, Minstead
This Article 4 direction was made on 20 July 1974, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order, 1973.
New Forest District Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made in 1974 and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class VI (1) (restricting the carrying out of building or engineering operations for the purpose of agriculture).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/75/00001 – Land between 154 and 160 Woodlands Road, Netley Marsh
This Article 4 direction was made on 10 April 1975 and confirmed 13 September 1975, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order, 1973.
New Forest District Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made in 1975 and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class VI (1) (restricting the carrying out of building or engineering operations for the purpose of agriculture).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/75/00002 – Forest Lane Farm, Hightown, Ringwood
This Article 4 direction was made on 1 December 1975 and confirmed 8 January 1976, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order, 1973.
New Forest District Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made in 1976 and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class VI (1) (restricting the carrying out of building or engineering operations for the purpose of agriculture).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/76/00001 – Land at Holmsley, South Aerodrome
This Article 4 was made on 8 June 1976, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order, 1973.
New Forest District Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made in 1976 and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class IV (ii) (restricting the use of the land for motor car, motor cycle or camel racing and the erection or placing of moveable structures).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/76/00002 – Land at Bashley
This Article 4 direction was made on 3 February 1976 and confirmed 24 May 1976, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order, 1973.
New Forest District Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made in 1976 and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class IV (1); Class IV (2); Class XXII and Class XXIII (restrictions on temporary buildings and uses and removal of permitted development rights).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/76/00003 – 263 Woodlands Road, Woodlands
This Article 4 was made on 25 August 1976, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order, 1973.
New Forest District council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made in 1976 and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class IV (restricting use as caravan site, racing and agricultural permitted development).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/76/00004 – Land at Forest Lane Farm, Hightown, Ringwood
This Article 4 direction was made on 8 June 1976 and confirmed 11 June 1976, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order, 1973.
New Forest District Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made in 1976 and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class VI (1) (restricting the carrying out of building or engineering operations for the purpose of agriculture).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/78/00001 – Land at Margarets Mead, Fritham
This Article 4 direction was made on 23 May 1978 and confirmed by the Secretary of State, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order, 1977.
New Forest District Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made in 1978 and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class VI (1) (restricting the carrying out of building or engineering operations for the purpose of agriculture).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/79/00001 – Land at Ogdens Valley
This Article 4 direction was made on 22 February 1979 and confirmed 6 June 1979, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order, 1977.
New Forest District Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made in 1979 and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class VI (1) (restricting the carrying out of building or engineering operations for the purpose of agriculture).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/82/00001 – Land in Avon Valley
This Article 4 direction area straddles the boundary with the New Forest District Council.
It was made on 19 August 1982 and provisionally identified as confirmed 17 November 1982 (we do not have access to a document source that provides evidence of the confirmation date), under Article 4 of the Town and County Planning General Development Order, 1977.
New Forest District Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made in 1982 and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class IV (the carrying out on the said land of works for the excavation and construction of fish farms or agricultural reservoirs on land in the Avon Valley, Hampshire)
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/86/00001 – Land at Hatchet Green, Hale
This Article 4 direction was made 12 February 1986 and confirmed 25 April 1986, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning Development Order, 1977.
New Forest District Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made in 1982 and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class VI (1) (restricting the carrying out of building or engineering operations for the purpose of agriculture).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/87/00001 – Land at Cottage Plantation, Mockbeggar, Ringwood
This Article 4 direction was made 13 July 1987 and confirmed 13 October 1987, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning Development Order, 1977.
New Forest District Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made in 1987 and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class VI (1) (restricting the carrying out of building or engineering operations for the purpose of agriculture).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/89/00001 – Land off Tilebarn Lane, Brockenhurst
This Article 4 Direction was made 20 January 1989 and confirmed 5 May 1989, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning Development Order, 1988.
New Forest District Council was the planning authority for the Direction when it was originally made in 1987 and it has been inherited by the New Forest National Park Authority.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 under part 6 of the Second Schedule of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Part 6, Class A (restricting the carrying out of building, engineering, mining or other operations for the purpose of agriculture).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/10/00001 – Land adjacent A36, Southampton Road, Landford
This Article 4 Direction was made 6 September 2010 and confirmed 6 October 2010, under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order, 1995.
The New Forest National Park Authority was the planning authority for the Direction.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class A of Part 5 of Schedule 2 (restriction on caravans).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/11/00001 – Land adjacent A36, Southampton Road, Landford
This Article 4 Direction was made 6 September 2010 and confirmed 11 February 2011, under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order, 1995.
The New Forest National Park Authority was the planning authority for the Direction.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class A of Part 2 of Schedule 2 (restriction on erection, replacement or alteration of means of enclosure).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/11/00002 – Land adjacent A36, Southampton Road, Landford
This Article 4 Direction was made 6 September 2010 and confirmed 16 February 2011, under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order, 1995.
The New Forest National Park Authority was the planning authority for the Direction.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class B of Part 4 of Schedule 2 (restriction on temporary uses).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/12/00001 – Land to the East of Cove Copse Farm, Penn Common Road, Bramshaw
This Article 4 Direction was made 9 February 2012 and confirmed 17 April 2012, under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order, 1995.
The New Forest National Park Authority was the planning authority for the Direction.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class A of Part 2 of Schedule 2 (restriction on erection, replacement or alteration of means of enclosure) and Class B of Part 2 of Schedule 2 (restriction on the formation, laying out and construction of access).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/12/00002 – Land at Rockford Farm, Ellingham, Harbridge & Ibsley
This Article 4 Direction was made 21 February 2012 and confirmed 21 August 2012, under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order, 1995.
The New Forest National Park Authority was the planning authority for the Direction.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class A of Part 2 of Schedule 2 (restriction on erection, replacement or alteration of means of enclosure) and Class B of Part 2 of Schedule 2 (restriction on the formation, laying out and construction of access).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/12/00003 – Land at Rockford Farm, Ellingham, Harbridge & Ibsley
This Article 4 Direction was made 21 February 2012 and confirmed 21 August 2012, under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order, 1995.
The New Forest National Park Authority was the planning authority for the Direction.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class B of Part 4 of Schedule 2 (restriction on temporary uses).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/12/00004 – Land to the East of Cove Copse Farm, Penn Common Road, Bramshaw
This Article 4 Direction was made 9 February 2012 and confirmed 17 April 2012, under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order, 1995.
The New Forest National Park Authority was the planning authority for the Direction.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class B of Part 4 of Schedule 2 (restriction on temporary uses).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/20/00001 – Land South of A336 Ringwood Road, Bartley
This Article 4 Direction was made 3 November 2020 and confirmed 26 February 2021, under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order, 2015.
The New Forest National Park Authority was the planning authority for the Direction.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class A of Part 2 of Schedule 2 (restriction on erection, construction, maintenance, improvement or alteration of means of enclosure).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/22/00001 – New Forest National Park Boundary
This Article 4 Direction was made 20 September 2021 and confirmed 8 April 2022, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order, 2015.
The New Forest National Park Authority was the planning authority for the Direction.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Classes B and BA of Part 4 of Schedule 2 (restriction on use as temporary campsite).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
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ART4/23/00001 – New Forest National Park Boundary
This Article 4 Direction was made 17 October 2023 and confirmed 12 February 2024, under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order, 2015.
The New Forest National Park Authority was the planning authority for the Direction.
Directing that permission granted by Article 3 of the said order shall not apply to development specified in Class BC of Part 4 of Schedule 2 (restriction on use as temporary recreational campsite).
For detailed information please see the Direction page:
