ENFORCEMENT NOTICES
Enforcement Appeals
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If your local council suspects that a development has been carried out without planning permission, or doesn’t full comply with a planning permission, it may issue an Enforcement Notice.
The Notice will normally require that you demolish any unlawful structures or reverse any change of use.
Enforcement Notices are very serious legal documents and you should always seek professional advice.
RJ Planning Dynamics are Enforcement specialists who negotiate with councils, encouraging them to withdraw unfair Enforcement Notices.
We submit a number of enforcement appeals each year for individuals or developers who are not accustomed with planning laws, and win a majority of the appeals we undertake.
What are my options?
There are a number of options open to you, including:
- Submitting a retrospective application
- Submitting a Certificate of Lawfulness application
- Negotiations with the enforcement officer
- Appealing the enforcement notice under a relevant section of the enforcement served
If an enforcement notice has been served, appealing is usually the best option. An appeal must be submitted within 28 days (or the time set out in the notice). If an appeal is not submitted in time, you lose the right to appeal and the enforcement notice takes effect.
We have previously issued new proposals to councils after this period of time in certain circumstances which were plausible and the decision being over turned.
