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Permitted Development Rights and Development Constraints
Permitted Development Rights are provided by Article 3 of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (the GPDO), allowing certain types of development to proceed without the need for planning permission. These rights are most commonly used by householders to carry out alterations and minor extensions to their property as well as erect buildings and structures within the curtailage.
You can use the Planning Portal web site to check whether your proposal requires planning permission and if necessary, make an application online.
Whilst the basic aim of permitted development rights is to exclude relatively minor development proposals from planning controls, these rights are more restrictive in the case of listed buildings, Conservation Areas, National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs).
For more information on Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas, please use the following links.
National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) are nationally designated areas of protected landscape and were brought into being by the National Park & Access to Countryside Act, 1949. There are no National Parks or AONBs within the borough.
Green Belts
Green belts are areas of designated, primarily open land around built-up areas designed to limit urban sprawl and to define town and country areas. It is protected land through this designation with a strong presumption against development. The Metropolitan Green Belt around Greater London is the largest in the UK, however none of this land falls within the borough boundary.
Article 3 Restrictions
Article 3 Restrictions remove Permitted Development Rights in most cases where an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required for the development. EIA is a procedure that must be followed for certain types of development before they are granted planning permission and requires the developer to compile an Environmental Statement (ES) describing the likely significant effects of the development on the environment and proposed mitigation measures.
Article 4 Directions
Under Article 4 of the GPDO, local authorities can serve a direction, which has the effect of removing specified permitted development rights from a particular area thereby requiring owners to submit an application for works that would otherwise fall outside planning control. This enables the Council to exercise more control to protect the historic and architectural character of an area. There are currently no Article 4 Directions in place in the borough, however when granting permission for a particular development, local authorities can, by condition, remove permitted development rights.
| Tel | 020 8356 8062(Gen Enq: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) |
| Helpline | 020 8356 3000(To view Planning Dept files) |
| Fax | 020 8356 8087 |
The Hackney Planning Service is divided into four teams, Policy and Implementation, Development Control, Conservation and Design and Projects. The Policy and Implementation team undertakes a variety of tasks including: preparation of the Hackney Local Development Framework (previously the Hackney UDP) including production of Area Action Plans and planning briefs; monitoring of Section 106 agreements (Planning Obligations); Monitoring and provision of statistical planning information. Development Control implements the policies that have been developed by Planning Policy and approved by the Council, by assessing the individual merits of each planning application against policies contained in Hackney's UDP and the associated decision making framework. Conservation and Design provides professional advice to both Planning Policy and Development Control on the conservation and design issues. The Projects team is responsible for supporting service improvement.
The Planning Enforcement Team investigates all planning related breaches of relevant planning legislation (Town and Country Planning Act 1990, etc). Should you wish to report a potential breach, you are advised to put a complaint in writing addressed to: The Planning Enforcement Manager, at the address above. Hackney’s planning application fees are in accordance with The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002 which can be viewed at (http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2002/20020768.htm)