An Article 4 Direction is a statement made under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011. The Direction, made by a local authority and approved by Scottish Ministers, removes all or some of the permitted development rights on an area.
The effect of a Direction is that planning permission will be required for specific types of development which would otherwise be regarded as 'permitted development', i.e. development that does not require a planning application. Directions can cover a variety of minor works and might include: the replacement of doors and windows, the erection of gates, fences, garages, sheds, porches, storage tanks or the installation of satellite antennae.
Article 4 Directions complement Conservation Areas and may overlap these. This dataset should be used alongside Conservation Areas when considering built environment heritage constraints on development.
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| No | FID | local_authority | site_ref | sh_src_id | sh_src | sh_date_uploaded | la_s_code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pub_a4d.1 | Aberdeenshire | -- | 13 | 250c76c7-0ba... | 2025-04-04 | S12000034 |
| 2 | pub_a4d.2 | Aberdeenshire | -- | 4 | 250c76c7-0ba... | 2025-04-04 | S12000034 |
| 3 | pub_a4d.3 | Aberdeenshire | -- | 26 | 250c76c7-0ba... | 2025-04-04 | S12000034 |
| 4 | pub_a4d.4 | Aberdeenshire | -- | 7 | 250c76c7-0ba... | 2025-04-04 | S12000034 |
| 5 | pub_a4d.5 | Aberdeenshire | -- | 2 | 250c76c7-0ba... | 2025-04-04 | S12000034 |
| 6 | pub_a4d.6 | Aberdeenshire | -- | 11 | 250c76c7-0ba... | 2025-04-04 | S12000034 |
| 7 | pub_a4d.7 | Aberdeenshire | -- | 28 | 250c76c7-0ba... | 2025-04-04 | S12000034 |
| 8 | pub_a4d.8 | Aberdeenshire | -- | 22 | 250c76c7-0ba... | 2025-04-04 | S12000034 |
| 9 | pub_a4d.9 | Aberdeenshire | -- | 6 | 250c76c7-0ba... | 2025-04-04 | S12000034 |
| 10 | pub_a4d.10 | Aberdeenshire | -- | 1 | 250c76c7-0ba... | 2025-04-04 | S12000034 |
| Data | Format | Last Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article 4 Directions | WFS | 16/01/2024 | More info |
| Child Dataset(s) | Resources | Provided | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article 4 Directions - Aberdeenshire | 1 | 30/09/2021 | More info |
| Article 4 Directions - Angus | 1 | 27/02/2017 | More info |
| Article 4 Directions - City of Edinburgh | 1 | 03/07/2017 | More info |
| Article 4 Directions - Dundee City | 2 | 19/07/2023 | More info |
| Article 4 Directions - Glasgow City | 1 | 28/07/2017 | More info |
| Article 4 Directions - South Ayrshire | 1 | 23/03/2017 | More info |