This Practice Note explains the offences which may be committed under either the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) or the Planning (Listed Buildings and...
Powers of the local authority The local authority has powers to deal with dangerous buildings under a number of statutes: • section 77 of the Building Act 1984 (BA...
Summary of enforcement time limits Section 171B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) sets out time limits, after which no enforcement action in respect...
Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), a breach of planning control is subject to enforcement action. A breach of planning control is defined as: •...
If for whatever reason a developer fails to meet its obligations in an agreement entered into or binding on it under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990...
Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), a breach of planning control is subject to enforcement action. For these purposes, a breach of planning control...
For the purposes of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), a breach of planning control is subject to enforcement action. For these purposes, a breach of...
What is a lawful development certificate? A lawful development certificate (LDC) is a certificate issued by a local planning authority (LPA) under either section 191 or...
There are three ways in which a local planning authority (LPA) may take enforcement action against unauthorised works, or potential/impending future unauthorised works,...
Breach of planning control and enforcement action For the purposes of Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), a breach of planning control is subject to...
Introduction The purpose of section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) is to give a local planning authority (LPA) power to take...
Guidance Guidance on enforcement in respect of breaches of planning control is set out in Planning Practice Guidance. Time limits for issuing an enforcement notice...
Where it appears to a local planning authority (LPA) that a breach of planning control has occurred, it has discretion to take enforcement action pursuant to Part VII of...