An enforcement notice is a notice served against unauthorised development requiring the unauthorised development to be demolished or the unauthorised use to cease, for example. It should include:
- A statement of the alleged breach of planning control;
- Whether the breach is one where the enforcement notice has to be issued within the relevant time limits for taking enforcement action;
- Steps which have to be taken to comply with it;
- The date on which the notice takes effect;
- A time period for compliance;
- The reasons why the authority is serving the notice;
- The policies in the authority's Development Plan relevant to the decision to issue the notice;
- The precise boundaries of the land to which it relates. This is normally done using a map;
- Details of appeal rights; and
- A list of the names and addresses of the people on whom it has been served.