Planning enforcement
What can't we act on?
We are unable to act against issues that fall outside of planning legislation, as these are considered civil matters. These are things like:
- internal works, excluding change of use, to a non-listed building
- obstruction of a highway
- parking of vehicles on the highway or grass verges
- parking of caravans on residential driveways or within the curtilage of a dwelling, where it does not form a separate dwelling
- operation of a business where the residential use remains the main use of the premises
- land ownership or boundary disputes
- covenants contained in property deeds
- works which are ‘permitted development’ under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 as amended
- excepted advertisements under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 as amended
- clearing of land and overgrowth of buses and non-protected trees
- dangerous structures
- noise disturbance and general pollution
- fly tipping
- business competition
- blocking of a designated right of way
- Party Wall Act issues
- loss of property value
- loss of view
- health and safety
- site security