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What Is an Article 4 Direction and How Does It Affect My Extension?
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An Article 4 Direction is a specific order a local planning authority can make to remove some or all permitted development rights from a defined area — commonly conservation areas, areas of distinctive townscape character, or streets where the cumulative effect of unchecked permitted development has previously caused the authority concern.
Where an Article 4 Direction applies to your property, extensions that would normally be permitted development elsewhere require a full planning application instead — this doesn't mean the extension can't happen, just that it needs formal planning assessment rather than proceeding automatically.
Article 4 Directions exist in various forms across several Berkshire conservation areas, including parts of Windsor, Eton and village centres elsewhere in the county. We check whether your specific property is affected at the initial site visit, since this isn't always obvious from the property type alone.
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