directions under article 4(1) affecting other land. Powers to make a direction A direction under either article 4(1) or 4(2) of the 1995 order may be made by the district or county planning authority in relation to a conservation area, but only by the district/borough council in other cases. The Secretary of State may also make a direction. References See also Conservation in the United Kingdom Town and country planning in the United Kingdom Conservation in the United Kingdom Town and country planning in the United Kingdom