City of York Council

Article 4 direction table

description	documentation-url	document-url	end-date	entry-date	name	notes	reference	start-date
There is an Article 4 directive in place for East Mount Road. This means that certain alterations to houses on this street will need to have planning permission.	https://www.york.gov.uk/conser...	https://www.york.gov.uk/conser...		2026-02-18	East Mount Road	Restrictions apply to dwellnghouses fronting a 'Relevant Location' which in this context means a Highway or open space.	A4D2
On 23 March 2023 we confirmed a non-immediate Article 4 DirectionDownload affecting certain properties in parts of the Heslington Conservation Area following a 6-week public consultation between 9 June and 26 July 2022.	https://www.york.gov.uk/conser...	https://www.york.gov.uk/conser...		2023-03-23	Heslington Conservation Area	1A, C and D only applies to enlargements, improvements or other alterations to a dwellinghouse which would be to the front or side elevations facing a highway. 14D applies to Solar Equiptment on Front or Side facing roofslopes of a dwellinghouse, or block of flats and buildings located within the curtilage of a dwelllinghouse or block of flats.	A4D3	2023-03-23
The Article 4 Direction in relation to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)Download removes 'permitted development rights' for this type of specified types of development and requires a planning application to be submitted to change a property from a dwelling house into an HMO.	https://www.york.gov.uk/privat...	https://www.york.gov.uk/privat...		2012-04-20	HMO	Restricts the Change of Use from a C3 Dwellinghouse to a C4 Small House of Multiple Occupation (HMO)	A4D4	2012-04-20
The Article 4 Direction in relation to the Punch Bowl public house, 134 Lowther Street, stops it from being converted for use as a shop, without planning permission; the direction removes 'permitted development rights	https://www.york.gov.uk/planni...	https://www.york.gov.uk/downlo...	2017-05-23	2014-12-24	Punch Bowl	When originally set this Article 4 restricted a Change of Use from Use Class A4 (Drinking Establishment) to Use Class A1 (Retail). The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2017 reclassified Drinking Establishments to a Sui Generis Use (A use which does not fall within a specified use as identified within The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended). As a result of this change in 2017 any Change of Use of the premises would require the benefit of planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.	A4D5	2014-12-24