Church Walk - NOTICE OF MAKING ORDER

RIBBLE VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 (AS AMENDED)
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF MAKING AN IMMEDIATE DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE
4 (1)

NOTICE is hereby given that Ribble Valley Council made an immediate Article 4(1) direction on Thursday 27th August 2026 in accordance with Schedule 3 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

The direction relates to the removal of the permitted development rights to the change of use from a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouse) of the Schedule to Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) to a use falling within Class C4 (Houses in Multiple Occupation) of the said Order and not being development comprised within any other Class.

An application will therefore need to be made to the Council for the grant of planning permission under Part III of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) before such development can take place.

The direction applies to the administrative area of Ribble Valley Council, as shown edged red on the Plan attached to the direction.

A copy of the direction including the map defining the area can be viewed online at

www.ribblevalley.gov.uk

or the Council offices at Church Walk, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 2RA during normal opening hours.

This immediate Article 4 direction shall come into force immediately.

Representations can be made regarding the Article 4 direction to the Local Planning Authority from Friday 28th August to 18th September 2026. The Council will consider any representations submitted before 18th September 2026 in deciding whether to confirm.

Representations can be made online or by email to

planning.policy@ribblevalley.gov.uk,

or alternatively by post to Council Offices, Church Walk, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 2RA

Dated 28th August 2026