Planning Enforcement Charter 2024

Development within Perth and Kinross contributes towards the Council's objectives and priorities for the area, as expressed through our Corporate Plan 2022/23 to 2027/28. Planning Enforcement plays an important role to uphold this contribution and to maintain public confidence in the planning system, by ensuring that the intended benefits of development are realised and our natural and built assets are protected.

This Charter sets out Perth and Kinross Council's approach, as Planning Authority, to planning enforcement; which places the public and all stakeholders in the planning system at the core of what we do. We therefore set out what we can and cannot do, explain the processes involved and make a commitment on the level of service we aim to provide. We value public input in this process and, as such, we endeavour to make the reporting of possible breaches of, and engagement within the planning system, by the public accessible to all. 

You can report a suspected breach of planning control using our online Breach of Planning Control Report Form or by submitting an email to us at PlanningEnforcement@pkc.gov.uk.

If you are unsure about whether the development or work carried out is a breach of planning control, you can check what does and does not need permission on these web pages:

• Planning enforcement
• What needs planning permission?

You can check to see if a development has a valid planning permission or other required consents by using our Online Planning System.