Owners in England with a planning enforcement letter
Answer a council enforcement letter with a retrospective planning statement for work already built in England. Free to read, pay to download.
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How it works
What you get
The first draft is free to read. Each document after it is drafted from the same confirmed facts.
Modeled on: Town and Country Planning Act 1990, s.73A, and planning practice guidance on enforcement
From public data
is the shortest gap allowed between serving an enforcement notice and the date it takes effect; an appeal must arrive before that date
Source: Town and Country Planning Act 1990, s.172(3)
Questions
Yes. The planning permission a council grants can cover development carried out before the date of the application, including work done without permission. Councils can invite a retrospective application where that is the right way to regularise the work.
For building work in England, 10 years from substantial completion where completion was on or after 25 April 2024, and 4 years where it was before. Most other breaches, such as changes of use, have 10 years.
Appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. Your appeal must be received before the date the enforcement notice takes effect, which must be at least 28 days after the notice is served.
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Where is the site?
What job do you need RAMS for?
Where is the tree?
Where is the house?
What was built without permission?
Where is the property for the DA?
Answer it and the project exists. Three more questions, then the draft.