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If applicable, the date that the article 4 direction was no longer in effect, written in YYYY-MM-DD format.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