Enforcement
Enforcement is the responsibility of local planning authorities and brings unauthorised development under control. Any unauthorised development or breach of planning permission should be dealt with quickly, efficiently and rigorously. For most enforcement queries, your local planning authority should be your first point of contact.
Policy summary
Planning enforcement should be appropriate to, and reflect the scale of, the breach of planning control. The key aims of enforcement are to;
- Remedy the effects of unauthorised development
- Bring unauthorised development under control
Latest
Enforcement provisions under the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006, and associated designation orders and regulations came into force on August 03, 2009
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