Unauthorised works constitute alterations or additions to a building or site without the necessary planning permission or listed building consent and in some cases may result in prosecution and fines.
Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) have been granted the primary responsibility for taking whatever ‘enforcement action’ they consider necessary in the public interest in their area in order to remedy any breaches of planning regulation and reverse works, such as a Listed Building Enforcement Notice or they can request a retrospective application to regularise the works.
Other forms of planning enforcement include Urgent Works, Repairs Notices and Compulsory Purchase Orders, where listed buildings are uncared for and ‘at risk’.
