Planning Enforcement Charter 2024

When a breach of planning control is received or identified, there are two decisions for the planning enforcement team:

• whether a breach of planning control has taken place
• if a breach has occurred, whether it is expedient to take any enforcement action

As advised previously, the decision of whether to act is at the discretion of the Council and is a matter of judgement, having regard to planning facts and circumstances of the case. Any action taken must be in the wider context and be proportionate to the impact. 

If you believe work or development being carried out is a breach of planning control, you can submit this to us through our interactive Breach of Planning Control Report Form. Alternatively, you can contact our Customer Service Centre on 01738 475000 or email PlanningEnforcement@pkc.gov.uk. All reports are handled confidentially. 

When reporting a breach, you should:

• provide your contact details (preferably an email address)
• provide or describe the address/location
• explain the nature and extent of the development/works
• state when the development/work started or was completed
• detail the owner and/or who might be undertaking the works
• list any relevant planning permissions
• provide photographs of the development/works and
• provide any other information you consider relevant (such as dimensions, hours of any activities, online information like business websites etc)