Commercial to Residential Article 4 Direction

The council has made an Article 4 Direction to remove permitted development rights that allow the change of use from commercial uses to residential in Basing View. There are also restrictions on converting storage or distribution premises in Chineham Business Park and Hampshire International Business Park.

Basing View

Basing View was already subject to an Article 4 Direction which removes permitted development rights to convert offices to residential, but this ceased to have effect after 31 July 2022. The new Article 4 Direction renewed the protection for offices and other commercial uses falling within Class E of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended).

The council made the Article 4 Direction on 25 September 2021. Following consultation in September to November 2021, the Direction was confirmed on 7 April 2022. The Direction came into force on 26 September 2022.

• The Notice of the Direction
• The Direction
• The map showing the area covered by the Direction

This Article 4 Direction provides protection for offices and other commercial uses falling within Class E of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) on Basing View.

View the report that explains the reasons for serving the Article 4 Direction.

Following consultation the Direction was confirmed, view the report explaining this decision by the Cabinet in March 2022..

Permitted rights that allowed the conversion of B8 (Storage or Distribution) uses to residential have also been removed by the retained provisions of an Article 4 Direction served in 2018.

Chineham Business Park and Hampshire International Business Park

The council first made an Article 4 Direction on its employment sites in 2018. However, as a result of changes to legislation, many aspects of this Direction have now ceased to have effect. However, the Article 4 Direction still provides protection for storage and distribution premises falling within Class B8 of the Town and Country (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) at Chineham Business Park and Hampshire International Business Park. As set out above, this protection also extends to Basing View.

• The Notice of the Direction
• The Direction
• Maps showing the sites covered by the Direction

The council's reasons for making the Article 4 Direction are explained in a report to the council's Cabinet in September 2018.

Following consultation, the Direction was confirmed by the Head of Planning and Infrastructure in conjunction with the Cabinet Member in March 2019. View the report explaining this decision.