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Section 169: Notice of unauthorised development

Planning Act 2008 · 2008 c. 29View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 8: Enforcement

Subsection (2) applies if a person is found guilty of an offence under section 160 committed on or in respect of any land.

The relevant local planning authority may serve a notice of unauthorised development on the person requiring such steps as may be specified in the notice to be taken—

to remove the development, and
to restore the land on which the development has been carried out to its condition before the development was carried out.

Subsection (4) applies if a person is found guilty of an offence under section 161 committed on or in respect of any land.

The relevant local planning authority may serve a notice of unauthorised development on the person requiring the person to remedy the breach or failure to comply.

A notice of unauthorised development—

must specify the period within which any steps are required to be taken, and
may specify different periods for different steps.

Where different periods apply to different steps, references in this Part to the period for compliance with a notice of unauthorised development, in relation to any step, are to the period within which the step is required to be taken.

A notice of unauthorised development must specify such additional matters as may be prescribed.

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