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 Advice Note (PAN) 54: Planning Enforcement provides advice whereby action taken to enforce decisions 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 is currently under review. Commencement of the enforcement provisions under the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006, and associated designation orders and regulations will begin by the end of 2008.
Work is also under way to remove minor developments and granted permitted development rights from the current planning system. New regulations setting out this framework were the subject of a full public consultation which closed in February 2008.
Publications
- Circular detailing enforcement provisions of Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006 and Regulations arising from the Act.
Due: end 2008 - Planning Advice Note 54 Planning Enforcement (revision).
Due: end 2008