Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Regions) (England) (No.2) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 15 November 2004.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Housing Act 1985.

Designated rural areas

2. The areas specified in the Schedule are designated as rural areas for the purposes of section 157 of the Act.

Designated regions

3. —(1) In relation to a dwelling-house which is situated in a rural area designated by article 2 and listed in Part 1 of the Schedule, the region designated for the purposes of section 157(3) of the Act shall be the district of Chester.

(2) In relation to a dwelling-house which is situated in a rural area designated by article 2 and listed in Part 2 of the Schedule, the region designated for the purposes of section 157(3) of the Act shall be the borough of Test Valley.

(3) In relation to a dwelling-house which is situated in a rural area designated by article 2 and listed in Part 3 of the Schedule, the region designated for the purposes of section 157(3) of the Act shall be the district of Stratford-upon-Avon.

(4) In relation to a dwelling-house which is situated in a rural area designated by article 2 and listed in Part 4 of the Schedule, the region designated for the purposes of section 157(3) of the Act shall be the borough of Harrogate.

(5) In relation to a dwelling-house which is situated in a rural area designated by article 2 and listed in Part 5 of the Schedule, the region designated for the purposes of section 157(3) of the Act shall be the borough of Taunton Deane.

Article 2

SCHEDULE Designation of rural areas

PART 1 District of Chester

In the District of Chester, the parishes of Agden, Aldersey, Aldford, Ashton, Backford, Barrow, Barton, Beeston, Bickley, Bradley, Bridge Trafford, Broxton, Bruen Stapleford, Buerton, Burton, Burwardsley, Caldecott, Capenhurst, Carden, Caughall, Chidlow, Chorlton, Chorlton By Backford, Chowley, Church Shocklach, Churton By Aldford, Churton By Farndon, Churton Heath, Claverton, Clotton Hoofield, Clutton, Coddington, Cotton Abbotts, Cotton Edmunds, Crewe, Croughton, Cuddington, Dodleston, Duckington, Duddon, Dunham On The Hill, Eaton, Eccleston, Edge, Edgerley, Foulk Stapleford, Golborne Bellow, Golborne David, Grafton, Hampton, Handley, Hapsford, Harthill, Hatton, Hockenhull, Hoole Village, Horton/ Horton By Malpas, Horton Cum Peel, Huxley, Iddinshall, Kings Marsh, Larkton, Lea By Backford, Lea Newbold, Ledsham, Little Stanney, Lower Kinnerton, Macefen, Malpas, Marlston Cum Lache, Mollington, Mouldsworth, Newton By Malpas, Newton By Tattenhall, Oldcastle, Overton, Picton, Poulton, Prior’s Heys, Puddington, Pulford, Rowton, Saighton, Shocklach Oviatt, Shotwick, Shotwick Park, Stockton, Stoke, Stretton, Tattenhall, Thornton Le Moors, Tilston, Tilstone Fearnall, Tiverton, Tushingham Cum Grindley, Wervin, Wigland, Willington, Wimbolds Trafford, Woodbank, Wychough.

PART 2 Borough of Test Valley

In the Borough of Test Valley, the parishes of Abbotts Ann, Ampfield, Amport, Appleshaw, Ashley, Awbridge, Barton Stacey, Bossington, Braishfield, Broughton, Buckholt, Bullington, Chilbolton, Chilworth, East Dean, East Tytherley, Faccombe, Frenchmoor, Fyfield, Grately, Goodworth Clatford, Houghton, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Kimpton, Kings Somborne, Leckford, Linkenholt, Little Somborne, Lockerley, Longparish, Longstock, Melchet Park and Plaitford, Michelmersh, Monxton, Mottisfont, Nether Wallop, Over Wallop, Penton Grafton, Penton Mewsey, Quarley Sherfield English,Shipton Bellinger, Smannell, Stockbridge, Tangley, Thruxton, Upper Clatford, Vernham Dean, West Tytherley, Wherwell.

PART 3 District of Stratford-upon-Avon

In the District of Stratford-upon-Avon, the parishes of Admington, Alderminster, Arrow, Aston Cantlow, Atherstone On Stour, Avon Dassett, Barcheston, Barton-On-The-Heath, Bearley, Beaudesert, Billesley, Binton, Bishop’s Itchington, Brailes, Burmington, Burton Dassett, Butlers Marston, Chadshunt, Chapel Ascote, Charlecote, Cherington, Chesterton And Kingston, Claverdon, Clifford Chambers, Combrook, Compton Verney, Compton, Wynyates, Coughton Dorsington, Ettington, Exhall, Farnborough, Fenny Compton, Fulbrook, Gaydon, Great Alne, Great Wolford, Halford, Hampton Lucy, Harbury, Haselor, Henley-In-Arden, Hodnell & Wills Pastures, Honington, Idlicote, Ilmington, Kineton, Kinwarton, Ladbroke, Langley, Lighthorne, Little Compton, Little Wolford, Long Compton, Long Itchington, Long Marston, Loxley, Luddington, Milcote, Moreton, Morrell, Morton Bagot, Napton On The Hill, Newbold Pacey, Old Stratford And Drayton, Oldberrow, Oxhill, Pillerton Hersey, Pillerton Priors, Preston Bagot, Preston-On-Stour, Priors Hardwick, Priors Marston, Quinton, Radbourn, Radway, Ratley And Upton, Salford Priors, Sambourne, Shotteswell, Snitterfield, Spernall, Stockton, Stoneton, Stourton, Stretton On Fosse, Sutton-Under-Brailes, Temple Grafton, Tidmington, Tredington, Tysoe, Ufton, Ullenhall, Upper & Lower Shuckburgh, Warmington, Watergall, Weethley, Welford-On-Avon, Weston-On-Avon, Whatcote, Whichford, Whitchurch, Wixford, Wolverton, Wootton Wawen, Wormleighton.

PART 4 Borough of Harrogate

In the Borough of Harrogate, the parishes of Aldfield, Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton, Arkendale, Asenby, Baldersby, Bilton-in-Ainsty, Birstwith, Bishop Monkton, Bishop Thornton, Boroughbridge, Brearton, Bridge Hewick, Burton Leonard, Burton-on-Yore, Castley, Cattal, Clint, Coneythorpe & Clareton, Copgrove, Copt Hewick, Cundall with Leckby, Dishforth, DunsforthsEllenthorpe, Ellington High & Low, Farnham, Farnley, Fearby, Felliscliffe, Ferrensby, Flaxby, Follifoot, Givendale, Goldsborough, Great Ouseburn, Great Ribston with Walshford, Green Hammerton, Hampsthwaite, Haverah Park, Humberton, Hunsingore, Hutton Conyers, Kearby with Netherby, Kirby Hall, Kirby Hill, Kirk Deighton, Kirk Hammerton, Kirkby Overblow, Langthorpe, Leathley, Lindley, Lindrick with Studley Royal & Fountains, Little Ouseburn, Little Ribston, Littlethorpe, Long Marston, Markingfield Hall, Markington With Wallerthwaite, Marton-cum-Grafton, Marton-le-Moor, Masham, Melmerby, Middleton Quernhow, Milby, Moor Monkton, Nesfield with Langbar, Newby with Mulwith, Nidd, North Deighton,North Rigton, North Stainley with Sleningford, Norton Conyers, Norton-le-Clay, Norwood, Nun Monkton, Pannal, Plompton, Rainton with Newby, Ripley, Roecliffe, Scotton, Scriven, Sharow, Sicklinghall, Skelton, South Stainley with Cayton, Spofforth with Stockeld, Stainburn, Staveley, Studley Roger, Swinton with Warthermarske, Thornton Bridge, Thornville, Thorpe Underwoods, Tockwith, Walkingham Hill with Occaney, Warsill, Wath, Weeton, Weston, Westwick, Whixley, Wighill, Wilstrop.

PART 5 Borough of Taunton Deane

In the Borough of Taunton Deane, the parishes of Ashbrittle, Bathealton, Bradford on Tone, Burrowbridge, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Chipstable, Churchstanton, Corfe, Curland, Fitzhead, Hatch Beauchamp, Kingston St Mary, Langford Budville, Lydeard St Lawrence, Milverton, North Curry, Nynehead, Oake, Otterford, Pitminster, Sampford Arundel, Staple Fitzpaine, Stawley, Stoke St Gregory, Stoke St Mary, Thornfalcon, Trull, West Bagborough, West Buckland, Wellington Without, West Hatch, Wiveliscombe.