Article 4 Direction Consultation

Background

Blaby District Council designated Braunstone Village Conservation Area on 24/09/24. The designation included a Management Plan setting out a number of measures to help preserve and enhance the area. One of these measures was the introduction of an ‘Article 4 Direction’.

What is an Article 4 Direction?

An Article 4 Direction is a planning control that can be used to restrict ‘Permitted Development’ rights (works that can be done without having to make a planning application) on certain properties or an area. This does not mean development cannot take place, however an application would be required so that the details of the proposal can be properly assessed.
A 'non-immediate' Article 4 Direction was made by Blaby District Council on 20/03/25 in accordance with the details set out in the Conservation Area Management Plan. This does not come into force straightaway and allows for a period of public consultation before the Council decides whether to confirm its implementation.

What do the restrictions involve?

If confirmed, the Direction restricts permitted development rights as set out in The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 with regards to:
Development within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse comprised within the following classes of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the said Order:

• Class A – enlargement, improvement, or other alteration
• Class C – alterations to the roof
• Class D – the erection or construction of a porch outside any door
• Class F – hard surfaces incidental to the use of a house

Minor development comprised within the following classes of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the said Order:

• Class A – Erection of fences and gates
• Class C – the painting of the exterior of any building or work

The properties identified to which the Direction applies are as follows:

228 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AS
230 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AS
230a Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AS
236 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AS
238 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AS
240 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AS
242 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AS
244 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AS
246 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AS
248 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AS
250 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AS
256 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AS
268 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AT
270 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AT
272 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AT
274 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AT
276 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AT
278 Braunstone Lane, Braunstone Town, LE3 3AT

Consultation on the Article 4 Direction

The Council will consider all feedback before deciding if to confirm the Direction, or allow it to lapse. This decision will be made within 6 months of the date of the Direction. A copy of the Direction and a map defining the properties are included in the downloads section below.
Paper copies of the consultation documents are also available at:

• Blaby District Council Offices, Desford Road, Narborough, Leicester, LE19 2EP
• Braunstone Town Library, 209 Kingsway, Braunstone Town, Leicester, LE3 2PP
• The Article 4 Direction would not come into force until 24/03/26, and only then if it is confirmed as described above.

Responding to the Consultation:

Any comments in response to this consultation should be sent by e-mail to: planning.policy@blaby.gov.uk.
 
Alternatively by post to:
 
Planning Development and Strategy, Blaby District Council Offices, Desford Road, Narborough, Leicester, LE19 2EP
 
The consultation will close at 5pm on 16/05/2025.