What is Planning Enforcement?

• Building or engineering works that do not have planning permission 
• Change of use of land or buildings that does not have planning permission 
• Failure to comply with planning conditions attached to a planning permission 
• Unauthorised works to listed buildings 
• Unauthorised works to protected trees 
• Untidy land/buildings 
• Unlawful display of advertisements 
• Removal or pruning of protected trees and hedgerows without consent 
• Adverts, signs and fly-posting 
• Someone setting up camp on your land  

• Anonymous complaints 
• Breach of covenant (civil matter) 
• Land ownership 
• Party walls and boundary fence disputes 
• Complaints relating to roads, traffic or footpaths/ Parking and obstructions on a public highway 

After reading the above information, if you believe a breach of planning control has occurred this can be reported to the council for further investigation. 

Report a breach of planning control.

The council's enforcement policy provides guidance to officers, businesses and the general public on the range of options that are available to achieve compliance with legislation.

The council's Planning Enforcement Policy and procedures documents sets out what individuals and organisations can expect from the council, in the undertaking of its planning enforcement functions. 

Enforcement policy

Enforcement policy and procedures