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Contravention Notices

A planning contravention notice is a notice normally served on a developer in the first stage of enforcement action, where it appears to the local planning authority that a breach of planning control might have occurred. This notice requests information so that the planning authority can determine if an enforcement notice or stop notice should be served. Failure to comply with a planning contravention notice within 21 days is a summary offence, and the person guilty of the offence would be liable for a fine.

Enforcement Notices

Planning enforcement notices may be served when development is carried out without planning permission or not in accordance with planning permission that has been granted. Co-operation is sought before taking any action. Failing this we can issue an enforcement notice to stop work or ensure that the terms of the planning permission granted are complied with. Failure to comply with an enforcement notice is an offence and may be subject to a fine.

Breach of Condition Notice

A breach of condition notice is a notice which can be served by a planning authority upon a developer if a condition on a planning permission is not complied with. A breach of condition notice will outline the steps which should be taken in order to comply with the specific condition. If this notice is not complied with, the person served with the notice will be guilty of an offence and will be liable for a fine. There is no right of appeal against a breach of condition notice.

Listed Building Enforcement Notice

This notice is similar to an enforcement notice, but used where works have been carried out to a listed building without the benefit of listed building consent or in contravention of a condition of such a consent.

You can check whether the Council has issued an Enforcement Notice, Planning Contravention Notice, Breach of Condition Notice and Listed Building Enforcement Notice on your property or in the vicinity of a location by using the council's interactive on-line mapping facility.