Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Regions) (England) Order 2022 and comes into force on 12th December 2022.

(2) In this Order—

(a) “ the Act ” means the Housing Act 1985; and

(b) “ the 2021 Order ” means the Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Regions) (England) Order 2021( 2 ).

(3) This Order applies to England only.

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. In relation to a dwelling-house which is situated in a rural area designated by article 2 and listed in—

(a) paragraph 1 of the Schedule, the region designated (for the purposes of section 157(3) of the Act) is the district of Sevenoaks;

(b) paragraph 2 of the Schedule, the region designated (for the purposes of section 157(3) of the Act) is the district of Derbyshire Dales.

Amendment to the 2021 Order

4. In article 3(c) of and paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the 2021 Order, for “Wyre” in both places it occurs substitute “Wyre Forest” .

Article 2

SCHEDULE Designation of rural areas

1. In the district of Sevenoaks the parishes of Badgers Mount, Brasted, Chiddingstone, Crockenhill, Eynsford, Farningham, Fawkham, Halstead, Hever, Knockholt, Leigh, Seal, Sevenoaks Weald and Shoreham.

2. In the district of Derbyshire Dales the parishes of Aldwark, Alkmonton, Atlow, Ballidon, Birchover, Bonsall, Boylestone, Bradbourne, Bradley, Brailsford, Brassington, Callow, Carsington, Clifton and Compton, Cromford, Cubley, Doveridge, Edlaston and Wyaston, Hognaston, Hollington, Hopton, Hulland, Hulland Ward, Kirk Ireton, Kniveton, Longford, Mapleton, Marston Montgomery, Mercaston, Middleton, Norbury and Roston, Northwood and Tinkersley, Offcote and Underwood, Osmaston, Rodsley, Rowsley, Shirley, Snelston, Somersal Herbert, South Darley, Stanton, Sudbury, Tansley, Yeaveley and Yeldersley.