On 13 May 2022 Ivy Legal will again be hosting a virtual planning enforcement workshop and Mike Hyde, Izindi Visagie and Neill Whittaker will speak about the following:
1. First Principles
Why we have a planning system, the role of planning enforcement, the difference between Districts, County, Unitaries, National Park Authorities, LPA enforcement statistics, etc.
2. Investigations/fact finding
Logging complaints, background research, site visits, rights of entry, warrants to enter land, powers to investigate (S330s, PCNs), the importance of good record keeping etc.
3. Defining development
The need for permission, operational development, identifying the planning unit, material changes of use etc. We will also touch on the immunity rules, and expediency.
4. The Enforcement ‘Tool Kit’
Enforcement Notices, BCNs, and SNs/TSNs, i.e. how to draft and serve.
The Programme for the day will be:
09:30 - Welcome and introduction
09:45- First Principles
11:15- Break
11:30- Investigations/fact finding
13:00- Break
14:00- Defining Development & key legal principles
15:00- Break
15:15- Enforcement Toolkit
16:30- End