Article 4 Directions

The Local Planning Authority has the power to remove permitted development rights for a property or an area by issuing an Article 4 Direction. This means that works that may have been deemed permitted development will require planning permission.

Recently served Article 4 Directions are listed below. These versions have been amended to meet the Council’s publishing and accessibility requirements. If you would like to view the original legal documents, or access Article 4 Directions issued before 2021, please contact the Planning Support team by emailing planning@tunbridgewells.gov.uk.

St. James area, boundary features

The Council has made a direction under Article 4(2) of the Town and Country (General Permitted Development) Order which removes certain permitted development rights for the following properties in the St. James area: 1 to 67 (odd) St James Road, 2 to 68 (even) St James Road, 60 to 70 (even) Albion Road, 19A and 21 Granville Road, 1 to 65 (odd) Beulah Road, 2 to 60 (even) Beaulah Road, 52A St James Park, 1 to 9 Georgia Place and Church House, Ferndale.  This direction means that planning permission is required for the provision of a hard surface, usually to the front of the house, or the erection, construction, maintenance, improvement or alteration of a gate, fence, wall or any other means of enclosure that faces a highway, no matter what the height.