Article 4 - Rochdale Borough Council

Name: Article 4 - Rochdale Borough Council
Creator: ckan

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This dataset provides Article 4 Direction data for Rochdale Borough Council, published under the Open Government Licence. It contains polygon geometries showing areas where permitted development rights have been withdrawn or restricted, together with links to the associated legal documents. The data forms part of the national planning data collection and can also be viewed on the national planning data map at planning.data.gov.uk. It is maintained by the local planning authority and is intended to support consistent, machine-readable access to local planning constraints alongside equivalent datasets from other councils across England.The planning datasets below are provided under Open Government Licence. The information can also be viewed on the national map for planning data available at: https://www.planning.data.gov.uk/map. The Article 4 Direction Dataset contains polygons and links to documents for article 4 direction are...

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Field	Type	Description
Reference	text	Unique identifier for the Article 4 direction record.Unique identifier for the Article 4 direction record.
Name	text	Name or address of the site subject to the Article 4 direction.Name or address of the site subject to the Article 4 direction.
GeometryGeometry	text	Polygon geometry defining the boundary of the site.Polygon geometry defining the boundary of the site.
column_4Column 4	text	Unlabelled additional field with no defined content.Unlabelled additional field with no defined content.
UPRN	int	Unique Property Reference Number of the site, if applicable.Unique Property Reference Number of the site, if applicable.
Permitted-Development- RightsPermitted-development- rights	text	Code identifying the permitted development right restricted by the direction.Code identifying the permitted development right restricted by the direction.
Entry-Date	text	Date the record was entered into the dataset.Date the record was entered into the dataset.
Start-Date	text	Date the Article 4 direction came into effect.Date the Article 4 direction came into effect.
End-Date	text	Date the Article 4 direction ceased to apply, if ended.Date the Article 4 direction ceased to apply, if ended.

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Record 1Name: Spotland Stadium, Sandy lane. Rochdale · UPRN: 0

{
  "Name": "Spotland Stadium, Sandy lane. Rochdale",
  "UPRN": "0",
  "End-Date": "",
  "Geometry": "MULTIPOLYGON (((388124.91 413865.960000001,388130.02 413866.89,388130.25 413865.61,388133.99 413866.290000001,388232.59 413884.22,388236.22 413884.880000001,388253.29 413887.99,388262.62 413889.87,388263.47 413888.100000001,388265.17 413878.970000001,388265.47 413877.4,388266.9 413869.74,388268.3 413862.209999998,388269.59 413862.420000001,388284.2 413865.2,388288.95 413866.1,388290.05 413861.05,388290.8 413861.2,388291.85 413856.65,388294.15 413846.349999999,388294.55 413844.45,388294.9 413842.…",
  "column_4": "",
  "Reference": "A4D-1",
  "Entry-Date": "01/07/1975",
  "Start-Date": "01/07/1975",
  "Permitted-Development- Rights": "4B"
}

Record 2Name: Cromer Ring Mill, Jubilee Road, Middleto · UPRN: 0

{
  "Name": "Cromer Ring Mill, Jubilee Road, Middleton",
  "UPRN": "0",
  "End-Date": "",
  "Geometry": "MULTIPOLYGON (((387679.66 406346.44,387664.83 406361.57,387663.05 406364.5,387610.44 406311.31,387586.41 406286.81,387566.85 406266.88,387561.5 406261.599999999,387561.95 406258.65,387570.11 406257.11,387584.0 406254.159999999,387585.49 406253.710000001,387587.94 406253.809999999,387593.35 406253.360000001,387598.61 406255.75,387603.08 406252.09,387595.55 406239.95,387629.93 406226.78,387630.72 406228.520000001,387656.33 406217.950000001,387678.28 406209.41,387685.65 406215.95,387690.25 406217.5…",
  "column_4": "",
  "Reference": "A4D-2",
  "Entry-Date": "02/06/1980",
  "Start-Date": "02/06/1980",
  "Permitted-Development- Rights": "2B"
}

Record 3Name: Land at Prickshaw, Croft Head and Broadl · UPRN: 0

{
  "Name": "Land at Prickshaw, Croft Head and Broadley Fold",
  "UPRN": "0",
  "End-Date": "",
  "Geometry": "MULTIPOLYGON (((387512.91 416484.54,387496.58 416511.680000001,387493.94 416520.09,387515.8 416529.600000001,387516.6 416530.700000001,387518.1 416531.2,387519.4 416532.300000001,387533.8 416540.6,387545.2 416547.2,387559.02 416558.040000001,387551.1 416560.68,387541.73 416571.49,387546.05 416575.820000002,387546.0 416577.4,387541.73 416580.37,387536.44 416588.059999999,387541.48 416597.909999999,387543.7 416601.570000001,387548.3 416610.1,387550.9 416614.8,387552.3 416617.199999999,387553.6 416…",
  "column_4": "",
  "Reference": "A4D-3",
  "Entry-Date": "25/05/1989",
  "Start-Date": "25/05/1989",
  "Permitted-Development- Rights": "6A"
}

Record 4Name: Land at Prickshaw, Croft Head and Broadl · UPRN: 0

{
  "Name": "Land at Prickshaw, Croft Head and Broadley Fold",
  "UPRN": "0",
  "End-Date": "",
  "Geometry": "MULTIPOLYGON (((387512.91 416484.54,387496.58 416511.680000001,387493.94 416520.09,387515.8 416529.600000001,387516.6 416530.700000001,387518.1 416531.2,387519.4 416532.300000001,387533.8 416540.6,387545.2 416547.2,387559.02 416558.040000001,387551.1 416560.68,387541.73 416571.49,387546.05 416575.820000002,387546.0 416577.4,387541.73 416580.37,387536.44 416588.059999999,387541.48 416597.909999999,387543.7 416601.570000001,387548.3 416610.1,387550.9 416614.8,387552.3 416617.199999999,387553.6 416…",
  "column_4": "",
  "Reference": "A4D-4",
  "Entry-Date": "09/11/1989",
  "Start-Date": "09/11/1989",
  "Permitted-Development- Rights": "1A;1C;1D;1H;2A"
}

Record 5Name: Land adjacent 49 Lake Bank, Hollingworth · UPRN: 0

{
  "Name": "Land adjacent 49 Lake Bank, Hollingworth Lake , Littleboroug",
  "UPRN": "0",
  "End-Date": "",
  "Geometry": "MULTIPOLYGON (((393368.35 415091.71,393374.04 415103.84,393375.77 415107.05,393380.35 415102.349999999,393387.4 415094.930000001,393385.17 415093.320000001,393381.71 415090.480000001,393380.35 415089.24,393379.6 415088.500000001,393378.37 415088.0,393376.39 415085.280000001,393368.35 415091.71)))",
  "column_4": "",
  "Reference": "A4D-5",
  "Entry-Date": "26/09/1991",
  "Start-Date": "26/09/1991",
  "Permitted-Development- Rights": "18B"
}

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Distributions (3)

INSPIRE View Service

http://inspire.misoportal.com/geoserver/rochdale_metropolitan_borough_council_article_4_directions_polygon/wms?request=getCapabilities

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Article 4 Directions Area Dataset

https://data.rochdale.gov.uk/files/Article_4_DirectionsAreaDataset.csv

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Article 4 Directions Document Dataset

https://data.rochdale.gov.uk/files/Article_4_DirectionsDocumentDataset.csv

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