Do you need planning permission?

Permitted development rights allow development to be carried out without the need for planning permission.

They may have been removed from some residential properties. This prevents development being carried out without the need for planning permission.

Check with us if you are unsure if your permitted development rights have been removed.

Permitted development rights aim to exclude relatively minor development proposals from planning controls. However, in some areas of the borough the impact of even minor development in protected or sensitive environments means that the GPDO allows some permitted development rights to be withdrawn or limited in certain circumstances, as below.

• in conservation areas, and certain other specified or designated areas such as National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
• by conditions, exclusions and limitations applying to specific rights
• through Articles in the GPDO, including Article 4 which gives local authorities powers to remove permitted development rights, and Article 3 which removes permitted development rights for most forms of development if Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required

Article 4 Directions

Article 4 Directions give local authorities powers to remove permitted development rights as above. There are seven areas in North Tyneside affected by Article 4 Directions. Five of these are within conservation areas.

View maps of the affected areas.

Article 3 Directions

Article 3 Directions remove permitted development rights for most forms of development if Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required.