Notice of confirmation of Article 4 Direction temp campsites 2022

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Notice confirming an Article 4(1) Direction covering all land in the New Forest National Park. The New Forest National Park Authority confirmed the Direction on 8 April 2022 and it takes effect on 30 September 2022. It removes permitted development rights under Classes B and BA of Part 4, Schedule 2 of the General Permitted Development Order for using land as a temporary campsite, except where both conditions are met: the campsite has 50 pitches or fewer and the land was first used as a temporary campsite before 1 March 2020. After the Direction starts, temporary campsite use that does not meet these conditions will require express planning permission. A public consultation ran from 27 September to 7 November 2021. The Direction and plan can be inspected at the Authority’s offices in Lymington and online.

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TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT)
(ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 (as amended)

NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF A NON-IMMEDIATE DIRECTION
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4(1) IN RESPECT OF ALL LAND
WITHIN THE NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK

TAKE NOTICE that the above mentioned Direction, made pursuant to Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended, the Order), was confirmed by the New Forest National Park Authority (the Authority), being the appropriate local planning authority, on 8 April 2022.

THE DIRECTION will come into effect on 30 September 2022.

THE EFFECT of the Direction is to withdraw permitted development rights within Classes B and BA of Part 4 of Schedule 2 of the Order across the whole of the New Forest National Park in respect of any development of land consisting of use of that land as a temporary campsite unless both of the following apply:

  • The number of pitches at the temporary campsite numbers 50 or fewer; and
  • The land was first used as a temporary campsite before 1 March 2020.

Once the Direction comes into effect, any development of land consisting of the use of that land as a temporary campsite as described above will not be permitted unless express planning permission is granted by the Authority.

The Authority consulted on the Direction between 27 September 2021 and 7 November 2021 and considered the representations made during this period.

The Direction and accompanying Plan have been placed and may be seen free of charge at the offices of the New Forest National Park Authority, Town Hall, Avenue Road, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9ZG, between the hours of 9.00 am and 5.00 pm Monday to Friday. Copies of the Direction and Plan are also available to view on the Authority’s website at https://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk.

Dated: 15 April 2022

Alison Barnes
Chief Executive
New Forest National Park Authority

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