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• Circular 10/97: Enforcing planning control - legislative provisions and procedural requirements

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Summary

This circular brings together and updates earlier guidance, in Circulars 21/91 and 17/92, on how to use the amended planning enforcement provisions in Part VII of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Annex 7 to this Circular has been cancelled by paragraph 6 of Circular 02/06 (Communities and Local Government): Crown Application of the Planning Acts.

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• Circular 10/97: Enforcing planning control - legislative provisions and procedural requirements
  PDF, 98 kb , 11 pages
• Circular 10/97: Enforcing planning control - legislative provisions and procedural requirements
  MS Word, 195 kb , 11 pages
• Annex 1: the planning contravention notice
  PDF, 47 kb , 6 pages
• Annex 1: the planning contravention notice
  MS Word, 49 kb , 6 pages
• Annex 2: enforcement notices and appeals
  PDF, 286 kb , 32 pages
• Annex 2: enforcement notices and appeals
  MS Word, 172 kb , 32 pages
• Annex 3: the stop notice
  PDF, 66 kb , 8 pages
• Annex 3: the stop notice
  MS Word, 67 kb , 8 pages
• Annex 4: enforcement of planning conditions: the breach of condition notice
  PDF, 61 kb , 8 pages
• Annex 4: enforcement of planning conditions: the breach of condition notice
  MS Word, 58 kb , 8 pages
• Annex 5: an injunction to restrain a breach of planning control
  PDF, 29 kb , 2 pages
• Annex 5: an injunction to restrain a breach of planning control
  MS Word, 33 kb , 2 pages
• Annex 6: rights of entry to land for enforcement purposes
  PDF, 39 kb , 5 pages
• Annex 6: rights of entry to land for enforcement purposes
  MS Word, 41 kb , 5 pages
• Annex 7: control of development on Crown land SUPERSEDED
  PDF, 12 kb , 1 pages
• Annex 7: control of development on Crown land SUPERSEDED
  MS Word, 24 kb , 1 pages
• Annex 8: lawfulness and the lawful development certificate (LDC)
  PDF, 112 kb , 19 pages
• Annex 8: lawfulness and the lawful development certificate (LDC)
  MS Word, 119 kb , 19 pages
• Annex 9: the town and country planning (enforcement) (inquiries procedure) rules
  PDF, 24 kb , 3 pages
• Annex 9: the town and country planning (enforcement) (inquiries procedure) rules
  MS Word, 32 kb , 3 pages

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Related publications

• Circular 02/06 (Communities and Local Government): Crown Application of the Planning Acts

  • Published: 7 June 2006
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment