Article 4 direction

There are 2 datasets you must provide for article 4 directions:

Format

You can provide data in one of these formats:

  • CSV
  • GeoJSON
  • GML
  • Geopackage

For more information, see how to provide your data.


Article 4 direction dataset

This dataset is about conservation areas. These are areas where extra planning controls apply due to their special architectural and historic interest.

The dataset must contain at least one entry (row) for each article 4 direction

It must containing the following fields (columns):

description

Optional short description of the article 4 direction’s purpose.

Example: The railways arches should not be demolished or have their use changed from commercial to residential.

document-url

The URL of an authoritative order or notice designating the article 4 direction.

Example: http://www.LPAwebsite.org.uk/article4direction1.pdf

documentation-url

The URL of the webpage citing the document.

Each document should be linked to on a documentation webpage that includes a short description of the data. The website URL should be unique for each article 4 direction, either by creating a separate page or a separate anchor (fragment identifier) for each one.

Example: http://www.LPAwebsite.org.uk/data#article4direction

end-date

If applicable, the date that the article 4 direction was no longer in effect, written in YYYY-MM-DD format. If this does not apply, leave the cell blank. Example: 1999-01-20

entity

entry-date

The date this dataset was created or last updated, written in YYYY-MM-DD format. Example: 2022-12-20

name

The official name of the article 4 direction.

Example: Old Market

notes

Optional text on how this data was made or produced, or how it can be interpreted.

organisation

prefix

reference

start-date

The date that the article 4 direction came into force, written in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Example: 1984-03-28

Article 4 direction area dataset

This dataset is about conservation areas. These are areas where extra planning controls apply due to their special architectural and historic interest.

The dataset must contain at least one entry (row) for each article 4 direction area

It must containing the following fields (columns):

address-texts

article-4-direction

The reference for the article 4 direction used in the article 4 direction dataset.

Example: A4D1

description

end-date

entity

entry-date

geometry

name

The official name of the article 4 direction. Example: Old Market geometry

The boundary for the article 4 direction area as a single polygon or multipolygon value. Points must be in the WGS84 coordinate reference system.

This should be in GeoJSON format.

Example: MULTIPOLYGON (((1.188829 51.23478,1.188376 51.234909,1.188381 51.234917,1.187912 51.235022...

notes

organisation

permitted-development-rights

point

prefix

reference

A reference or ID for each article 4 direction area that is:

unique within your dataset permanent - it doesn’t change when the dataset is updated

If you don’t use a reference already, you will need to create one. This can be a short set of letters or numbers.

Example: A4Da1

start-date

uprns