Horsham District Council Article Four Directions for Planning Control

Horsham District Council Article 4 Directions restrict permitted development rights to protect areas of acknowledged importance, such as conservation areas. The data depicts the polygon areas within the Horsham district covered by these control orders, captured against Ordnance Survey Mastermap. It is published by the Government Digital Service under the Open Government Licence.

Use Cases

• Identify areas requiring planning permission for specific works based on the Article 4 Direction polygons.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of planning controls to protect local character based on the described conservation areas.
• Support heritage and conservation planning decisions based on the official designation maps referenced in the description.

Strengths

• Data is captured against the authoritative Ordnance Survey Mastermap base.
• Includes key attribute fields such as a record reference (REFVAL), area description (CONDESC), and designation date (STARTD).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Horsham District Council

Collection Method

Polygon data captured from boundary alignments marked on official designation maps.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Horsham district, United Kingdom