Queen's Park Article 4 Direction

Article 4 Direction
Introduction:
Queen's Park Article 4 Direction includes a Section 2.
Document:
THE QUEENS PARK CONSERVATION AREADIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 4TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ORDERNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, has, on 6 May 1994, approved a direction made by the London Borough of Brent under Article 4 of the above General Development Order affecting properties in the Queens Park Conservation Area. The Direction hereby comes into force.THE EFFECT OF THE DIRECTIONThe Council is satisfied that it is expedient that development of the descriptions set out below should not be carried out in the Queens Park Conservation Area, London NW6, unless permission is granted on application made under the Town & Country Planning General Development Order 1988.The Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred upon them by Article 4(1) of the Town & Country Planning General Development Order 1988, hereby direct that the permission granted by Article 3 of the said Order shall not apply to development in the Queens Park Conservation Area, London NW6, of the following descriptions:-1. The following developments being within Class A1, C and D of Part 1 of Schedule 2All first-floor building extensions and extensions to the side and front of properties and other alterations and improvements, including enclosure of porches and street frontage alterations and additions, including alterations to chimneys, the application of render to existing brickwork and the erection of porches. Alterations to window designs on the street frontages, the change of roofing materials and installation of roof lights.2. The following development being within Class F of Part 1 of Schedule 2The construction within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse of a hardstanding for vehicles.3. The following developments being within Class A of Part 2 of Schedule 2The erection or construction of street frontage gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure.4. The following development being within Class B of Part 2 of Schedule 2The formation, laying-out and construction of a means of access to a highway.5. The following developments being within Class C of Part 2 of Schedule 2The painting of the exterior of any building including walls and piers, brickwork and rendered surfaces, but excluding:-(a) entrance doors;(b) window frames and sills;(c) the application of a British Standard white or off-white to existing rendered surfaces.EXPLANATORY STATEMENTThe effect of this Direction is to require planning permission to be sought from the Local Planning Authority for a wide range of alterations to all properties in the Queens Park Conservation Area. Its aim is to ensure that in future all significant alterations to buildings are in keeping with the special architectural quality of the area.A number of properties in the area, e.g. flats, do not enjoy certain "permitted development" rights in any case so that in this instance the Direction does not present any extra requirements. Part 1 developments in this Direction only apply therefore to houses in single-family occupation, thus bringing all properties in Queens Park into line so that a consistent design policy can be operated. By virtue of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988, the enlargement of a dwelling house is already limited to 50 cu. m. or 10%, whichever is the greater, subject to a maximum of 115 cu. m., thus controlling the extent of single-storey rear extensions.The Direction represents only the first step in the proper management and conservation of the area's architectural heritage. Area Planning has also discussed with local residents the form and content of a Design Guide for Queens Park in order to provide positive advice on the design and form of acceptable alterations. This has been formally adopted for the area by the Council and is available as a separate publication.SECTION 2Notice is hereby given that the Council of the London Borough of Brent has made a Direction on 4 March 2004 under Article 4(2) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995.The effect of the Direction is that the permission granted by Article 3 of the said Order will not apply in respect of development of the descriptions listed in Schedule 1 within the Queens Park Conservation Area Extension(which contains the properties listed in Schedule 2). The Direction will expire at the end of six months from 4 March 2004 unless it has been confirmed by the Council prior to that date. A copy of the Article 4(2) Direction and of the map defining the area to which it relates may be inspected free of charge during normal office hours at the Council's One Stop Shop, Brent House, 349 High Road ,Wembley, HA9 6BZ.Any person wishing to make representations concerning the Direction (which will be taken into account by the Council in deciding whether to confirm the Direction) should be made in writing to Mark Smith, Principal Design and Conservation Officer, Brent House, 349, High Road, Wembley, HA9 6BZProperties in the Queens Park Conservation Area Extension, :1-75 (odds) and 2 -74 (evens) Chevening Road,43 -125 (odds) and 42 – 114 (evens) Keslake Road49 - 97 (odds) and 48 – 130 (evens) Kempe Road195 – 265 (odds) and 72 – 116 (evens) Harvist RoadKensal Rise Primary School and Field House SCHEDULE 1 The following development being within Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995The erection, alteration or removal of a chimney on a dwelling house or on a building within the curtilage of a dwelling house.The following development being within Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A to that OrderThe enlargement, improvement or other alteration of a dwelling house where any part of the enlargement, improvement or alteration would front a relevant location.The following developments being within Schedule 2, Part 1, Class C to that OrderAlteration to a roof slope that fronts a relevant locationThe following development being within Schedule 2, Part 1, Class D to that OrderThe enlargement improvement or other alteration to an external door that fronts a relevant location. The following development being within Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E to that OrderThe provision within the curtilage of a dwelling house of any other building or enclosure, swimming or other pool, required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house as such, or the maintenance, improvement or other alteration of such a building or enclosure that in either case fronts a relevant location.The following development being within Schedule 2, Part 1, Class F to that OrderThe provision, enlargement, improvement or alteration within the curtilage of a dwelling house of a hard surface for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house that fronts onto a relevant location.The following development being within Schedule 2, Part 1, Class H to that OrderThe installation, alteration or replacement of a satellite antenna on a part of a dwelling house or on a building within the curtilage of a dwelling house which in either case fronts a relevant location.The following development being within Schedule 2, Part 2, Class A to that Order The erection or alteration of a gate, wall or fence within the curtilage of a dwelling house that would front a relevant location.The following development being within Schedule 2, Part 31, Class B to that OrderThe demolition of a gate, wall or fence within the curtilage of a dwelling house that fronts a relevant location.The following development being within Schedule 2, Part 2, Class C to that OrderThe painting of the exterior of any part of a dwelling house or any building or enclosure within the curtilage of a dwelling house that fronts onto a relevant location.A 'relevant location' means a highway, waterway or open space
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PPG 15National Guidelines on Conservation. The actions following Article 4 designation are covered by paragraphs 4.9 and 4.10
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In addition to other controls the following forms of development now require planning permission whatever the circumstances or nature of the property affected:1.All first-floor building extensions and extensions to the side and front of properties and other alterations and improvements, including enclosure of porches and street frontage alterations and additions, including alterations to chimneys, the application of render to existing brickwork and the erection of porches. Alterations to window designs on the street frontages, the change of roofing materials and installation of roof lights.2.The construction within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse of a hardstanding for vehicles.3.The erection or construction of street frontage gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure.4.The formation, laying-out and construction of a means of access to a highway.5.The painting of the exterior of any building including walls and piers, brickwork and rendered surfaces, but excluding:-(a) entrance doors;(b) window frames and sills;(c) the application of a British Standard white or off-white to existing rendered surfaces.
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