Planning Enforcement
Development that takes place without the necessary planning permission or consent, or is in breach of conditions attached to planning permission, may be the subject of enforcement action.
View the councils map to find out if the works or activity already has planning permission.
Some works and uses are 'permitted development' and are not subject to our control. Officers are unable to give answers to the question of whether a breach of planning control is occurring unless a complaint is logged.
Complaints will be investigated in accordance with our Local Enforcement Plan. (pdf, 470kb)
Depending on the nature of the breach, we may respond by serving an enforcement notice or taking proceedings in the Magistrates' Court. More information about planning enforcement is available on the GOV.UK website.
If you wish to complain about works that are not permitted development and for which no planning permission has been granted, click on the green button below. You can also use this form to report a suspected breach of a condition attached to a planning permission or the untidy condition of land.
Report an unauthorised development
Enforcement Register
Every council has to keep a list of formal enforcement action it has taken, this is called ‘The Enforcement Register’. It is important as enforcement action largely attaches to the land, rather than the person responsible. Currently the councils online register (xlsx, 13kb) shows notices served from 2020 to the current date.
Five types of enforcement action have to be on the register. These are:
- planning enforcement orders, which are the court orders used where a breach was deliberately concealed
- enforcement warning notices, the letter inviting you to apply for permission before formal action starts
- enforcement notices
- stop notices
- breach of condition notices
None of the following notices will appear on the enforcement register:
- a temporary stop notice, even though it can shut an activity down immediately
- a section 215 notice about untidy land
- a planning contravention notice
- a section 330 notice asking who owns the land
- an injunction obtained by the council in the High Court or the county court
- a listed building enforcement notice, which is dealt with under a different Act
Enquiries regarding Planning Enforcement Notices should be submitted by email to planning@southderbyshire.gov.uk