Article 4 Direction Areas in London Borough of Barnet

Article 4 Direction Areas are specific polygons where the local planning authority has withdrawn certain permitted development rights. This dataset, part of a UK government initiative to digitize planning data, maps those areas within the London Borough of Barnet. It supports the Local Digital Fund's goal to make land and housing data easier to find and use.

Use Cases

• Checking permitted development rights for a property based on its location within a defined polygon.
• Visualizing planning policy constraints on a map for community consultation or internal review.
• Informing development feasibility studies by identifying areas with withdrawn standard permissions.
• Supporting enforcement actions by providing the precise geographic boundaries of an Article 4 Direction.

Strengths

• Data is part of a formal government digitization initiative (Local Digital Fund), suggesting an official source.
• Cross-platform presence on eu_open_data and uk_data indicates recognized importance and availability.
• Contains specific, legally-defined geographic features (Article 4 Direction polygons).

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing: no column names, row counts, file formats, or license information are provided.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates (2026-04-29 and 2024-08-30) create uncertainty about data freshness.
• Spatial coverage is limited to a single London borough (Barnet).

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service, likely via the London Borough of Barnet Local Planning Authority.

Collection Method

Likely digitized from local planning authority records as part of the Local Digital Fund program.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-04-29 06:01:02.873488 (Note: This future date is likely an error or placeholder.)

Geography

London Borough of Barnet, England.