Understand what a notice means, what happens next, and what your options are.
Enforcement Notices and Appeals
An Enforcement Notice requires you to remedy a specified breach of planning control by a set date. You commonly have 28 days to appeal before it takes effect. After that, non-compliance is a criminal offence.
Immunity from Planning Enforcement: Current Time-Limit Rules
In England, a breach of planning control can become immune from enforcement action after a set time limit, but the length of that limit, and exactly when it runs from, depends on the type of breach and when it started.
Planning Contravention Notices Explained
A Planning Contravention Notice (PCN) is a formal request for information from the council, used while it investigates a suspected breach of planning control. It does not itself mean formal enforcement action has been taken.
Planning Enforcement in England: Complete Guide
Planning enforcement is the process local councils use to investigate and, where necessary, resolve suspected breaches of planning control. It's discretionary, not automatic: a suspected breach doesn't always lead to formal action.
Retrospective Planning Permission
A retrospective planning application asks the council to grant permission for work that has already been carried out. It's assessed on the same planning merits as any other application, not approved simply because the work already exists.
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