Article 4 directions

The direction came into force on 24 August 1964 and applies to an area of Winterton-on-Sea. The direction also applies to areas within Sea Palling and Horsey which lie outside of the borough of Great Yarmouth.  

The location of the Article 4 direction and where it applies can be viewed using the Article 4 direction interactive map.

The direction states that planning permission granted by Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order (1963) shall not apply to the use of the said land of the descriptions set out below:

1. The use of the land for the purposes of camping and the erection or placing thereon of moveable structures for the purposes of such use;

2. The use of the land, other than buildings and not within the curtilage of a dwelling house for the purposes of recreation or instruction by members of an organisation which holds a certificate of exemption granted by the Minister of Housing & Local Government under Section 269 of the Public Health, and the erection or placing of tents on the land for the purposes of that use;

3. The use of the land, other than a building, as a caravan site in any of the circumstances specified in paragraphs 2-9 (inclusive) of Schedule 1 of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960, or in the circumstances (other than those relating to winter quarters) specified in paragraph 10 of the said Schedule.

4. Being development comprised respectively in paragraph 2 of Class IV, Class V and Class XXII of Part I referred to in the First Schedule of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order (1963) and not being development comprised within any other.