Article 4

An Article 4 Direction is made by a Local Planning Authority and confirmed by the Government. It serves to restrict Permitted Development rights usually in Conservation Areas.
The aim of an Article 4 Direction is to encourage the retention of high quality architectural features and to preserve and enhance the character and appearance of the built heritage.
Enhanced planning controls are sometimes necessary because the designation of a Conservation Area only goes some way towards protecting the integrity of buildings and their character.
Under the Town and Country Planning Act (General Permitted Development) Order 1995, permitted development rights enable property owners within a Conservation Area to undertake small-scale extensions and/or alterations without the need for planning permission.
Where these rights are uncontrolled, unsympathetic alterations can erode the special interest of the Conservation Area. Article 4(1) Directions control changes to all elevations of a property whereas Article 4(2) Directions control changes to only "relevant" elevations of a property, these being elevations fronting a highway, including footpath, waterway or open space.
As there may be some ambiguity regarding what constitutes an open space it is always advisable to check with a planning officer. Where an Article 4 object is only partly within the National Park, the whole area has been plotted for completeness.
If part of the Article 4 falls outside of the National Park then the relevant Council should be contacted regarding planning or boundary enquiries.

第四条指令由地方规划当局制定，并经政府确认。该指令旨在限制在保护区域内行使准许开发权，通常以保护建筑遗产的特色和外观为目标。由于仅划定保护区域在一定程度上有助于保护建筑及其特征的完整性，因此有时需要加强规划控制。根据《城乡规划法》（1995年《一般准许开发）条例》，准许开发权允许保护区域内的业主进行小规模扩建和/或改造，而无需获得规划许可。若这些权利不受控制，则可能导致不和谐的改造削弱保护区域的特殊兴趣。第四条（一）指令控制对房产所有立面的更改，而第四条（二）指令仅控制对“相关”立面的更改，这些立面包括临街立面，包括人行道、水道或开放空间。鉴于关于何为开放空间可能存在一些歧义，因此始终建议咨询规划官员。如果第四条指令的对象仅部分位于国家公园内，则整个区域已绘制以保持完整性。如果第四条指令的部分位于国家公园之外，则应联系相关委员会进行规划或边界查询。