We may take enforcement action if:
Possible enforcement actions include:
asking you to apply retrospectively
issuing enforcement notices
issuing stop notices
issuing County or High Court injunctions.
If land or buildings have been in use for a certain period of time without planning permission then a certificate of lawfulness may be applied for meaning the land or building becomes immune from enforcement action.
The council's Enforcement Policy, available to download below, establishes when the council might take enforcement action and the type of action it may consider.
