Thornwick Business Park

Article 4 Direction · Last updated: 18 March 2026 · Active

Covers the Thornwick Business Park employment area in the south of the district. This direction was made to protect the district's employment land supply from conversion to residential and other non-employment uses.

If you are unsure whether this direction applies to your property or proposed works, contact the planning team before beginning any alterations.

Direction details

Reference	WBDC-A4D-005
Area name	Thornwick Business Park
Date confirmed	17 September 2020
Date in effect	17 October 2020
Status	Active
Legislation	Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015

Permitted development rights removed

Within the Thornwick Business Park Article 4 Direction area, planning permission is required for the following works that would otherwise be permitted development:

Change of use from Class E(g) (offices, research and development, light industrial) to residential (Class C3)
Change of use to Class F (local community and learning uses)

Area map

🗺 Interactive map — Thornwick Business Park Article 4 Direction boundary

The boundary shown above is the definitive boundary for the purposes of this direction. If you are unsure whether your property falls within the area, contact the planning team.

Documents

📄 Article 4 Direction notice (PDF) 🗺 Direction boundary map (PDF) 📋 Statement of reasons

Data

This data is published in accordance with the Article 4 Direction data specification published by MHCLG and is available under the Open Government Licence.

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Data published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.