Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as Amended) 

Town And Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as Amended) 

Notice of Confirming an Article 4 Direction

Notice is hereby given that on 24 November 2025 London Borough of Bexley confirmed a Direction under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (“the Order”) to withdraw the Permitted Development right for changes of use from Class E (commercial, business and service) to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of that Order.

The Direction comes into force on 10 December 2025

The extent of the Article 4 Direction, as mapped, applies to selected existing buildings within the borough’s designated town centres (as indicated on the maps). Planning permission will therefore be required for changes of use from Class E to Class C3 under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

The effect of the Direction is that permission granted by Part 3 of the Order shall not apply to the development specified above and such development shall not be carried out within the areas to which the Direction applies, unless planning permission is granted by the Council as the local planning authority.

The Article 4 Direction, including maps defining the areas covered, is available on the Article 4 Directions webpage.

Alternatively, paper copies of the documents can be viewed during normal office hours at: 

• London Borough of Bexley 
  Civic Offices, 
  2 Watling Street, 
  Bexleyheath, 
  DA6 7AT
   
• and in all borough libraries

Tanusha Waters

Deputy Director Housing and Strategic Planning

24 November 2025