Tewkesbury, Proposed Article 4 Direction

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) ORDER 2015 AS AMENDED ("GPDO")

NOTICE OF DIRECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4(1) and PARAGRAPH 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 OF THE GPDO

Tewkesbury Borough Council ("the Council") made a direction on Thursday 23rd January 2025 pursuant to Article 4(1) and Paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 of the GPDO. The Article 4 direction ("the Direction") restricts the type(s) of permitted development that may be undertaken without applying for and being granted planning permission. From the date when the Direction comes into force, the following permitted development rights will be removed:

1. The replacement of windows and doors to an elevation of a building being development comprised within Class A of Part I of Schedule 2 to the GPDO and not being development comprised within any other Class;

2. The installation of roof lights on a roof slope being development comprised within Class C of Part I of Schedule 2 to the GPDO and not being development comprised within any other Class;

3. The changing of a roofing material of a dwellinghouse being development comprised within Class C of Part I of Schedule 2 to the GPDO and not being development comprised within any other Class;

4. The construction of a porch on a dwellinghouse outside any external door being development comprised within Class D of Part I of Schedule 2 to the GPDO and not being development comprised within any other Class;

5. The provision of a hard surface or the replacement in whole or part of such a surface to the garden of a dwellinghouse being development comprised within Class F of Part I of Schedule 2 to the GPDO and not being development comprised within any other Class;

6. The installation, alteration or replacement of a microwave antenna on a dwellinghouse or within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse being development comprised within Class H of Part I of Schedule 2 to the GPDO and not being development comprised within any other Class;

7. The erection, construction, maintenance, improvement or alteration of a gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure associated with a dwellinghouse which is being development comprised within Class A of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the GPDO and not being development comprised within any other Class;

8. The painting of the exterior of any building or work being development comprised within Class C of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the GPDO and not being development comprised within any other Class;

9. Any building operation consisting of the demolition of the whole or any part of any gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure being development comprised within Class C of Part 11 of Schedule 2 to the GPDO and not being development comprised within any other Class;

10. The installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on a domestic premises within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse being development comprised within Class A of Part 14 of Schedule 2 to the GPDO and not being development comprised within any other Class; and

11. The installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on nondomestic premises being development comprised within Class J of Part 14 of Schedule 2 to the GPDO and not being development comprised within any other Class.

Planning permission will therefore be required for the above type(s) of development once the Direction is in force.

The Direction applies to Snowshill Village, land within Tewkesbury Borough Council. A copy of the proposed Direction, including a map defining the area covered, can be viewed and downloaded from the Council's website at https://tewkesbury.gov.uk/services/planning/planning-policy/current-consultations-on-planning-policy-documents/ or by scanning the QR code provided below.

Alternatively the documents can be viewed at the Council's offices at Public Services Centre, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5TT, between the hours of 8.30 am and 5 pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on Friday.

Representations may be made about the Direction and its effect to the Council between 27th January 2025 and 10th March 2025 If you wish to make a representation please send your representation in writing to the Planning Policy Team, Tewkesbury Borough Council, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5TT. Comments can also be submitted by email to PlanningPolicyEnquiries@tewkesbury.gov.uk, Please include a name and a postal or email address, and mark all written comments and e-mails as relating to 'Proposed Snowshill Village Article 4 Direction 2024'. or via the webform which will be made available on the current consultations webpage on 27th January 2025. All comments should be submitted no later than 5pm on 10th March 2025.

We are holding a public drop in event in Snowshill Village hall on 30th January 2025 between 12:00 to 19:00 where staff will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

The Direction will come into force, subject to confirmation by the Council, on 1st October 2025.

Dated: Thursday 23rd January 2025.

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