Enforcement Notices
Undertaking development without planning permission can
give rise to enforcement action from the Local Authority.
Before an enforcement notice is served the Local Authority
will normally send a Planning Contravention Notice requiring
specific information such as ownership and key dates. Both
notices will require your immediate action as there will
be critical dates to adhere to.
If you don’t appeal against an enforcement notice
the terms will take effect on a specified date. This will
mean you will have to remedy the breach by that date or
face action in court. If you appeal, this can be done on
several different grounds including that planning should
be given or that the breach took place too long ago (see
Certificates of Lawfulness).
If you have an enforcement notice or think you are about
to get one speak to us as soon as possible.
