The construction of buildings without planning permission or unauthorised changes in the use of buildings or land can have a damaging effect on the local area.
Brent Council’s planning enforcement team works to protect the local environment and quality of life for people living in the borough by taking action to enforce planning rules where development is taking place without permission and is causing harm to an area or to people.
These pages gives a brief summary about planning enforcement and what you can expect form the Planning Service.
For more detailed information on how we deal with enforcement complaints and our service standards, please read our planning enforcement policy.
Government framework
The government advice in the National Planning Policy Framework is that
“Effective enforcement is important to maintain public confidence in the planning system. Enforcement action is discretionary, and local planning authorities should act proportionately in responding to suspected breaches of planning control. They should consider publishing a local enforcement plan to manage enforcement proactively, in a way that is appropriate to their area. This should set out how they will monitor the implementation of planning permissions, investigate alleged cases of unauthorised development and take action where appropriate.”
Read the National Planning Policy Framework for further information.