Planning Enforcement Guidance Notes

What is Planning Enforcement?

The Council will investigate to establish whether there has been a "breach" of planning control and will investigate, if the following cases and other similar cases occur:

• development appears to have taken place without planning permission
• works is carried out without complying with conditions attached to planning permission
• works appear to have been carried out to a listed building without consent

Planning enforcement is a very complex area; the legislation itself has to be interpreted in the light of decisions made by the Courts and account has been taken of relevant appeal decisions made by and on behalf of the Secretary of State.

Planning legislation seeks to strike a balance between the rights and freedom of an individual to develop their property and the protection of the amenities of neighbours and the conservation/protection of the environment.

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