SOLAR PARK ON THE WEST SIDE OF Ebbsfleet Lane, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 5DJ Data via plota.co.uk

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.