Breach of a Planning Enforcement Notice. s179 Town and Country Planning Act 1990- The Law

UPDATED FOR 2025. Local councils issue thousands of planning enforcement notices every month. Often these are in respect of matters which are highly contentious between business and homeowners and the council. What is not commonly known is that a breach of compliance with an enforcement notice..

Breach of Planning Enforcement notice Town and Country Planning Act 1990- Proceeds of Crime Act implications

Many Defendants are unaware that an order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 may be made if they are convicted of ‘regulatory’ offences such as those under s179 of the Town and Country Planning Act 2002

s172 Planning enforcement notices

What do you do if I have been served with a planning enforcement notice? What are the consequences of non compliance with a planning enforcement notice? Quentin reveals all.