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Planning Permission: Enforcement

Asked by Steve BarclayConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 15 September 2025UIN 70436

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of enforcement powers available to local authorities in respect of developers who fail to comply with planning conditions on a site, while continuing to submit further planning applications within the same local authority area.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Guidance on local planning authorities’ enforcement powers can be found in the relevant planning practice guidance on gov.uk here.

Enforcement is at the discretion of local planning authorities and it is for them to decide how and when they use their powers.

The government believes the current powers remain appropriate but will continue to keep the operation of the enforcement system under review.

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