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Planning Enforcement Charter 2024

Planning Enforcement Charter 2024 - Stages of the enforcement process

Breach reported

  • Provide as much information and details as possible.
  • Describe the harm/impacts.
  • Provide your contact details.

Investigation

  • Is it a planning matter?
  • Is it a breach?
  • Information gathering.
  • Negotiation and resolution.

Action and outcomes - we decide whether to act

No further action

  • If no breach, minor breach or a lack of harm.

Formal action

  • Negotiation to remedy the breach or reduce the harm.
  • Invite retrospective planning application: Planning permission may be approved.

Informal action

  • Serving a Notice resulting in removal of unauthorised development.
  • Seek penalties, fines or prosecution.

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