
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.
(3) This Order applies to England only.
2 
The areas specified in the Schedule are designated as rural areas for the purposes of section 157 of the Act.
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.
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”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Lucy Frazer
Minister of State
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
9th November 2022
SCHEDULE
Article 2
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.