Enforcement what we can and cannot do
- Planning enforcement concerns suspected breaches of planning control and the scope of what we can investigate is limited to matters that fall within the planning regime.
- These include:
- Building, engineering or operational development carried out without planning permission.
- Material changes in land-use.
- Breaches of planning permission, its conditions or S106 agreement.
- Illegal advertisements.
- Unauthorised works to a listed building.
- Emergency and/or repair works to a listed building.
- Unauthorised works to protected trees and hedges.
- Unauthorised demolition in conservation areas.
- Where the condition of land adversely affects amenity.
- We cannot and will not investigate concerns that fall outside the scope of planning, for example private civil matters, neighbour disputes or issues that are regulated by other legislation.
- Some examples of common complaints that are not planning matters (these matters will not be investigated by planning enforcement, however there may be other means the Council can take action) include:
- Party-wall disputes.
- Boundary disputes or trespass.
- Deeds and Covenants.
- Neighbour disputes or the conduct of builders.
- Building Regulation issues.
- Health and safety concerns.
- Environmental issues regulated by other legislation.
- Internal works to non-listed building.
- Public rights of way.
- Highway obstructions.
For further information, please contact us:
Phone
Address
Planning Enforcement Team
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Town Hall
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1RF
United Kingdom