PAPER C

 

PLANNING ENFORCEMENT QUARTERLY REPORT

 

Contacts:        Steve Cornwell (West Area Team Leader)

                        Paul Stack (East Area Team Leader)

 

Summary

 

This report updates the statistical information considered at the 14 February 2006 Development Control Committee Meeting and includes the figures for the first calendar quarter of 2006.

 

Notwithstanding that the enforcement function is now split and falls within the East and West Area Teams, it is intended to continue reporting the figures on an Island wide basis.

 

SCHEDULE OF ENFORCEMENT STATISTICS – 31 MARCH 2006

 

NUMBER OF GENERAL ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINTS RECEIVED

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS MADE SPECIFICALLY AGAINST COMPLIANCE WITH PLANNING CONDITIONS AND APPROVED PLANS ON NEW BUILD SCHEMES THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED PLANNING CONSENT

 

JAN – MAR

APR – JUNE

JULY – SEPT

OCT – DEC

TOTAL

2006

73

 

 

 

 

 

 

NUMBER OF GENERAL ENFORCEMENT NOTICE (EN) SERVED

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

NUMBER OF BREACH OF CONDITIONS NOTICES (BCN) SERVED

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

NUMBER OF PLANNING CONTRAVENTION NOTICES (PCN) SERVED

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

TEMPORARY STOP NOTICES

 

JAN – MAR

APR – JUNE

JULY – SEPT

OCT – DEC

TOTAL

2005

 

1

1

1

 

2006

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.

 

Recommendation:

 

That the report is noted.