If you receive a compliance notice, you must immediately stop work on the development until a course of action has been discussed and agreed with us.
Please respond promptly to any correspondence you receive, which might include a legal notice to provide us with more information, and a date by which you will need to reply.
We recognise that genuine mistakes are made, and most complaints are resolved without the need for any formal action. We will always advise you on the best course of action to resolve this issue as soon as possible.
What to do if you receive a formal enforcement notice of any kind from the Council
Pease read the notice carefully it advises you of what you are expected to do and by when.
The notice will include:
- what the breach of planning control is
- the reasons why the Council has issued the notice
- the details of an officer to contact to discuss the notice with
- the details of any rights of appeal you may have
- how you make an appeal against the notice
You may receive more than one notice, and you will need to act upon all notices that you receive.
How to appeal a notice
Compliance enforcement appeals for certain types of notices in England are dealt with by the Planning Inspectorate, a government agency which takes an unbiased approach to the procedures. There's more information about the appeal process and how to submit an online enforcement appeal through the GOV.UK appeals page.
Other appeals require you to make an appeal to the Magistrate’s Court for the matter to be heard by them.
Some notices have no right of appeal at all.
Please read your notice carefully to see what type of appeal you may have against your notice.