Planning Enforcement - Nuts & Bolts

30 & 31 October 2025

Join us for our 2 day virtual workshop dealing with the Planning Enforcement basics- aimed at Local Authority Planning Enforcement officers

Programme

 Ivy Legal will again be hosting a 2 day virtual planning enforcement workshop and Izindi Visagie, Michael Hyde, Ingrid Smith and Neill Whittaker will speak about the following: 


1. First Principles

Why we have a planning system, the role of planning enforcement, 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 ‘Toolkit’

Enforcement Notices, BCNs, and SNs/TSNs, i.e. how to draft and serve.

Programme for the 2 days:

Day 1:

9:30           Welcome and introduction

9:45          Session 1: First Principles

11:15            Break

11:30           Session 1 – Continue

13:00          LUNCH

14:00          Session 2: Investigations / Fact Finding

15:15           Break

15:30          Session 2 – Continue

16:30          End

Day 2:

9:30           Recap from day 1

9:45           Session 3: Defining Development & key legal principles

11:15            Break

11:30           Session 3 – Continue

13:00          LUNCH

14:00         Session 4: Enforcement Toolkit

15:15          Break

15:30         Session 4 – Continue

16:30         End

Cost

£400 plus VAT per delegate.  Sign up by completing this form

This course is not pre-recorded. Live discussion is enco uraged.