PAPER D
Committee : DEVELOPMENT CONTROL SUB
COMMITTEE
Date : 21 NOVEMBER 2006
Title : PLANNING
ENFORCEMENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT OF
DEVELOPMENT CONTROL MANAGER
SUMMARY
This report updates the statistical
information considered at the meeting of the Development Control Sub Committee
Meeting held on 19 September 2006 and includes the figures for the third
calendar quarter of 2006.
The second part of the report looks
at the Development Control Statistics (DCLG) for England 2005/6 and assesses
the Isle of Wight performance when compared to other authorities in England.
SCHEDULE OF
ENFORCEMENT STATISTICS 30 SEPTEMBER 2006
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NUMBER OF GENERAL ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINTS RECEIVED |
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JAN MAR |
APR JUNE |
JULY SEPT |
OCT DEC |
TOTAL |
|
2002 |
118 |
123 |
122 |
95 |
458 |
|
2003 |
106 |
147 |
147 |
108 |
508 |
|
2004 |
112 |
96 |
146 |
49 |
403 |
|
2005 |
118 |
122 |
157 |
128 |
525 |
|
2006 |
121 |
114 |
140 |
|
|
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NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS MADE SPECIFICALLY AGAINST COMPLIANCE
WITH PLANNING CONDITIONS AND APPROVED PLANS ON NEW BUILD SCHEMES THAT HAVE
BEEN GRANTED PLANNING CONSENT |
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|
|
JAN MAR |
APR JUNE |
JULY SEPT |
OCT DEC |
TOTAL |
|
2006 |
73 |
62 |
1 |
|
|
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NUMBER OF GENERAL ENFORCEMENT NOTICE (EN) SERVED |
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|
JAN MAR |
APR JUNE |
JULY SEPT |
OCT DEC |
TOTAL |
|
2002 |
6 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
26 |
|
2003 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
18 |
|
2004 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
14 |
|
2005 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
16 |
|
2006 |
16 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
|
NUMBER OF BREACH OF CONDITIONS NOTICES (BCN) SERVED |
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|
JAN MAR |
APR JUNE |
JULY SEPT |
OCT DEC |
TOTAL |
|
2002 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
23 |
|
2003 |
9 |
23 |
19 |
2 |
53 |
|
2004 |
5 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
17 |
|
2005 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
34 |
|
2006 |
12 |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
NUMBER OF PLANNING CONTRAVENTION NOTICES (PCN) SERVED |
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|
JAN MAR |
APR JUNE |
JULY SEPT |
OCT DEC |
TOTAL |
|
2002 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
|
2003 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
15 |
|
2004 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
|
2005 |
13 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
30 |
|
2006 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
|
|
This
is a mechanism through which a LPA can obtain information relating to an
alleged breach of planning control. It is obviously an alternative to obtaining
information by letter or seeking to verify certain information if the source is
considered to be unreliable.
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TEMPORARY STOP NOTICES |
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|
JAN MAR |
APR JUNE |
JULY SEPT |
OCT DEC |
TOTAL |
|
2005 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
2006 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
In March 2005 powers came into force
amending the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 enabling the Local Planning
Authority to serve a Temporary Stop Notice against a breach of planning control
where it was considered necessary to safeguard the amenity of the area that the
use/activity should stop immediately. A notice can also be served where a
developer fails to comply with a planning condition.
COMPARISON OF PERFORMANCE AGAINST
OTHER AUTHORITIES
The Government Office has produced a
range of performance criteria across the 354 local planning authorities in
England for the year 2005/06. These include Metropolitan Districts, Unitary
Authorities and the London Boroughs but not County Councils.
The following statistics are not
based on any comparison of geographical area or the population concerned but
simply relate to activity in terms of the number of notices issued by other
local planning authorities compared to the Isle of Wight.
ENFORCEMENT ACTION
The Isle of Wight Council served a
total of 29 enforcement notices within this period.
Locally, in comparison to the 13
Hampshire Authorities this put us second behind Hart and New Forest who each
served 35 notices.
Nationally, there were 50
authorities (including the London Boroughs) who served the same or more. This
puts us within the top 15% nationally.
This is an improvement over last
years performance when there were 117 authorities who served the same or more
notices which at that time puts us within the top 33%.
Members should note that in 2003/04
we were in the top 15% having served 22 notices.
BREACH OF CONDITION NOTICES
The Isle of Wight Council served a
total of 44 notices during the period reported.
Locally, none of the Hampshire
Authorities exceeded this figure and indeed we served more notices than the
combined total of those served by the Hampshire Authorities.
Nationally, only three authorities
exceeded this figure, City of Westminster (76) Birmingham (71) and Redditch
(51). This puts us fourth in the entire country.
PLANNING CONTRAVENTION NOTICES
This is a mechanism through which a
local planning authority can obtain information relating to an alleged breach
of planning control. It is obviously an alternative to obtaining information by
letter or seeking to verify certain information if the original source is
considered to be unreliable.
The Isle of Wight Council served 17
notices during the survey period.
Locally, Winchester (104), Eastleigh
(22), Basingstoke and Dean (19) and New Forest (18) exceeded this figure.
Nationally, 59 local planning
authorities equaled or exceeded our figure. This puts us in the top 16%
nationally. (Previous year we were in the top 14% with 26 notices served).
TEMPORARY STOP NOTICES
The Isle of Wight Council served a
total of 3 notices during the period reported.
Locally, this was equaled by 2 of
the Hampshire Authorities (Havant and Rushmore).
Nationally, 27 local planning
authorities equaled or exceeded our figure. This puts us in the top 7%
nationally.
COMPARISON
Year on Year
The comparative figures for 2004/05 showed a dip in performance compared to the previous year of 2003/04. When making the report to Members in February 2006 the report concluded with the following point, I believe that the reduction in performance on 2004/05 was attributable to staffing issues in the team. The year 2005/06 has seen a more settled team and I expect this to be reflected in our ranking when the next set of English statistics is produced. I believe that this observation is borne out by the figures reported above.
Contact
Points : Steve Cornwell (West
Area Team Leader) ( (01983) 823552
Paul Stack (East Area Team Leader) ( (01983) 823552