Planning Enforcement Frequently Asked Questions
Officers investigating a report look for the facts, and will
only state that a breach has occurred when it is proven on
site.
The Council have a legal right to enter your land to
investigate any reported breaches, they will, in most cases,
write to yourself as the landowner when a breach of control is
substantiated and ask you to remedy the breach voluntarily, in
an agreed timescale.
If your co-operation with the Council is not obtained, then you will be advised that enforcement action is likely to be taken. At each stage of formal enforcement action the Council may, if appropriate, seek to offer you other options that will avoid time consuming and often-costly appeals or prosecution proceedings. Officers will seek to ensure that you are left in no doubt as to your responsibility to remedy the breach of control.
- What is Planning Enforcement?
- What is a breach of planning control?
- What is the purpose of the Enforcement Policy?
- What are the Council’s Enforcement Priorities?
- Can anyone make a complaint? Who can make a complaint?
- What do I need to make a complaint?
- What happens if a Planning Enforcement complaint is made against my property?
- What happens when an enforcement notice is served?
- What happens if an enforcement notice is not complied with?
- Can I appeal against the Council’s Planning Enforcement decision?
- I have received a letter from the Council saying that I am under investigation following a complaint alleging a breach of Planning legislation. Can you tell me who made the complaint?
- What can the Council do about untidy land?
- What happens if I report something to Planning Enforcement? What is the enforcement process? What can you expect from Council?
- What is a Retrospective Application?
- How long does an investigation take to complete?
- How do I report someone using his or her own home to run a business?
- I believe that a development is not being carried out in accordance with the approved plans. Who should I report this to?
- I am aware of work being carried out that does not have Planning permission. Who should I report this to?
Contact Information:
By telephone: 01628 683 810
By post: Planning Enforcement, York Stream House, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, SL6 1QS
Online: Enforcement Complaints on-line form.
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