Planning Enforcement
Planning enforcement
The planning system exists to control the development and use of land in the public interest, and enforcement is a fundamental part of the development control framework. The effective use of enforcement powers is central to ensuring a fair and transparent development control system that protects against the harmful effects of unauthorised development. Disregard of the rules by a minority has the potential to undermine the efficiency and integrity of the planning system.
Planning enforcement is action taken by a planning authority to rectify a breach of planning control – this may be either development which does not have planning permission or development which does not comply with planning conditions which have been imposed on a permission.
Enforcement action may be taken if development requiring planning permission is carried out without obtaining relevant permission.
The Broads Authority currently deals with a wide range of potential enforcement issues. Amongst the most common are:
- unauthorised change of use of land or buildings
- unauthorised piling or quay-heading
- unauthorised mooring use, including residential use of craft
- untidy land
- failure to comply with the requirements of a planning permission or planning conditions.
The Broads Authority is concerned to prevent unauthorised development, which is damaging to the Broads and will take planning enforcement action where necessary. This can lead to inconvenience and large costs, so we strongly advise that you do not carry out unauthorised development in the Broads area
To find out whether planning permission is required for development that you are proposing or has been carried please see our Do I need planning permission? page.
Reporting Breaches
For further information or to report a potential breach of planning control see our Reporting a Breach of Planning Control page.
The Enforcement Process
Our Enforcement Process page gives full details of the planning enforcement process.
