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Article 4 directions

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Old Harlow

There are four Article 4 directions in Old Harlow:

The directions in all 3 areas mean that you need to make a planning application before carrying out alterations to the front of your property or other areas which face the highway.

The developments include:

  • alteration to the front of the house, facing the road
  • alterations to the roof of the house, facing the road
  • building a front porch
  • building a hard standing, facing the road
  • removing, altering or erecting a chimney
  • building or demolishing front garden walls, fences or gates
  • painting the front of the house or any other building fronting the road
  • putting up or replacing solar panels on a roof, visible from the road

The Old Harlow direction has been in place since 1 June 2012 and affects:

  • Bury Road – all houses except 85
  • New Road – 1 to 33 (odds)
  • High Street – 71 to 77 (odds)
  • Old Road – 11 to 19 (odds)

The High Street direction has been in place since 27 February 2017 and affects:

  • High Street – 79-97 (odds)

The Park Hill and Mulberry Terrace direction has been in place since 1 June 2012 and affects:

  • Park Hill – 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 (Oddfellow’s Terrace)
  • Mulberry Terrace – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
  • Park Hill – 15 and 17

The St John’s Avenue direction has been in place since 1 June 2012 and affects

  • St John’s Avenue – 7 to 37 (odds) and 4 to 30 (evens)