In line with the recommendations of the government's National Planning Policy Framework, Enfield Council has drawn up a draft Planning Enforcement Plan, which is currently out for consultation until 17th September.
The plan will specify how the council will deal with breaches of planning regulations, developments that do not meet national and local polices, or a failure to comply with enforcement action taken by the council.
Section 171A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended defines breach of planning control as
“... carrying out of development without the required consents; or failing to comply with the conditions or limitations attached to a consent which has been granted”
Planning breaches include:
- Unauthorised building work which either fronts a highway or public open space within a Conservation or Article 4 Area
- Unauthorised alterations to Listed Buildings (internal & external).
- Unauthorised felling and lopping of trees, which are the subject of a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), planning condition or in a Conservation Area.
- Unauthorised commencement of development schemes without discharging pre-commencement conditions which cause significant harm to the highway and or neighbouring properties
- Unauthorised flat conversions, conversion of outbuildings/external garages as a separate unit of accommodation and Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs).
- Unauthorised breaches of planning conditions, (including late night opening)
- Unauthorised minor works at residential properties (porches, fences, balustrade, patios)
- Unauthorised advertisements.
