Article 4 consultation
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this consultation. Our consultation is now closed.
Barking and Dagenham Council has agreed to seek new powers to prevent additional storeys being built on existing buildings which result in poor quality and unsightly development in the borough.
The new powers, known as an Article 4 direction under the General Permitted Development Order, will also enable the Council to insist that developers make a contribution towards social infrastructure, such as schools or affordable housing.
The new powers will remove what are known as ‘permitted development rights’ in residential areas when applicants seek to add additional storeys to buildings.
It means applicants in these locations will have to use the standard planning application route, allowing planning staff and other stakeholders, including local residents, to consider the quality of any proposal in terms of design, infrastructure provision and affordable housing contributions.
The Council now has to consult the local community and post formal notices before the new rules can come into force within a year.
Let us have your views
- Take a look at the map showing the areas where the article 4 direction will apply
- Read the legal notices and documents
- If you have any questions, please feel free to post them here
- Give us your views here
This consultation is being carried out by Be First on behalf of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this consultation. Our consultation is now closed.