Article 4 directions
An article 4 direction removes or limits permitted development rights from a specific area. They are likely to be applied to places such as listed buildings or conservation areas.
Planning permission will be required before any building or development can take place.
Conservation areas
Article 4 directions for sites within conservation areas:
Offices to residential
Article 4 directions restricting conversion from office to residential use in the town centre:
- 29 Albion Place
- 62 Earl Street
- 66 Earl Street
- 72 King Street
- Clarendon Place
- County Gate
- County House
- Gail House
- Kestrel House
- Knightrider Chambers
- Maidstone House
- Medway Bridge House
- Romney House
- Sterling House
- Direction - Clarendon place
- Direction - Knightrider Chambers
- Direction - Sterling House
- Direction - 70-72 King Street
- Direction - County House
- Direction - Romney House
Other sites
Article 4 directions for sites elsewhere in the borough:
- Bow Bridge and Teston Bridge
- Butlers Farm, Loose
- Great Pagehurst, Staplehurst
- Heath Wood, Boxley
- Land adjacent Loose Stream
- Land adjacent The Bell Public House, Bredhurst
- Land at Aydhurst Farm, Marden Road
- Land at Darman Lane, Yalding
- Land at Loose Hill, Loose
- Land at Spilsill Farm, Frittenden Road, Staplehurst
- Land at Teasaucer Hill - Cripple Street
- Land at Thurnham Keep Estate, Bearsted
- Land north of Thurnham
- Land south east of Maidstone Road, Nettlestead
- Land south of Lenham Road, Headcorn
- Land south of Pell Lane, Stockbury
- Land south west of Caring Road, Otham
- Land west of Loose Stream, Busbridge Road
- Riverside Area off Unicumes Lane
- Running Wood, Stockbury