Planning and Development Act 2024

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PART 11

Enforcement

Definitions

346. In this Part—

“enforcement action” means—

(a) the service of an enforcement notice in accordance with section 350 , or

(b) the making of an application for a planning injunction in accordance with section 351 ;

“enforcement area” means—

(a) in relation to a coastal planning authority, its functional area,

(b) in relation to any other planning authority, its functional area,

(c) in relation to a regional enforcement authority, the designated region for the purposes of section 356 as respects that regional enforcement authority, and

(d) in relation to the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority—

(i) the maritime area, and

(ii) any part of the functional area of a coastal planning authority to which an agreement under subsection (10) of section 348 applies made by the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority with the coastal planning authority;

“enforcement authority” means—

(a) a planning authority,

(b) a regional enforcement authority, or

(c) the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority;

“planning complaint” means a complaint in writing to an enforcement authority that—

(a) unauthorised development is, or is believed to be, being carried out,

(b) unauthorised development has, or is believed to have, been carried out, or

(c) it appears that unauthorised development will be carried out,

within the enforcement area of that enforcement authority;

“planning injunction” has the meaning assigned to it by section 351 ;

“regional enforcement authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 356 ;

“urgent enforcement notice” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 348 .