What an Article 4 Direction is
Certain minor works and alterations to unlisted buildings can be carried out without planning permission from the council. Development of this kind is called ‘Permitted Development’ and falls in to various classes which are listed in the Town & Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 1995.
If we believe that specific planning problems exist in an area, such as alterations to houses that harm the character of a Conservation Area, we can make an ‘Article 4 Direction’ for that area, and certain types of development would no longer be exempt from the need for planning permission.
The term ‘Consent’ is used to refer to the various types of permissions and approvals given by the council.
A list of all Article 4 Directions in the city as of 22 September 2021
Information sheet reference number
EN/CR/IN/A4
A4/02 Kemp Town
A4/03 Bedford Square
A4/04 Hanover Crescent
A4/05 Oriental Place
A4/06 Montpelier Crescent
A4/07 Park Crescent
A4/08 Powis Square
A4/09 Regency Square
A4/10 Marine Square
A4/11 Montpelier Villas
A4/12 Clifton Terrace
A4/13 Wykeham Terrace
A4/14 Sillwood Road
A4/15 Russell Square
A4/16 Clarence Square
A4/17 Norfolk Square
A4/18 Hilltop
A4/19 North Laine Conservation Area
A4/20 Preston Park
A4/21 Preston Village
A4/22 Round Hill Conservation Area
A4/23 West Hill Conservation Area
A4/24 Article 4 Direction, The Avenues, Drive and Cliftonville Extension
A4/25 Brunswick Comprehensive
A4/26 Brunswick Minor Works
A4/27 Cliftonville, Denmark Villas and The Drive
A4/28 Pembroke and Princes
A4/29 Pembroke and Princes Boundaries
A4/30 Satellite Dishes and other areas
A4/31 County Cricket Ground Eaton Road - Markets
A4/32 Golf Farm, Devil's Dyke Road - Agricultural Buildings
A4/33 New Barn Farm, Foredown Hill and Motorcycle Racing
A4/34 Adelaide, Palmeria Square, Weston Road
A4/35 Brunswick Place North
A4/36 Court Farm, Devil's Dyke Road and Agricultural Buildings
A4/37 Lansdowne Square and Place
A4/38 12, 13, 14 Cavendish Place
A4/39 31 Chesham Place
A4/40 23 Lustrells Crescent
A4/41 33 Marlborough Place
A4/42 12 Walpole Road
A4/43 10 Windmill Street
A4/44 Stanmer Conservation Area
A4/45 Portslade Old Village Conservation Area
A4/46 Patcham Conservation Area
A4/47 Ovingdean Conservation Area
A4/48 Rottingdean Conservation Area
A4/49 Queens Park Conservation Area