West Sussex County Council: Compliance and Enforcement

The County Council has a duty to control development associated with mineral extraction and processing, the management of waste, and the County Council’s own development.  Some development may be authorised by a planning permission while other development may not require planning permission.

We monitor authorised mineral and waste development to ensure that the development is in ‘compliance’ with the terms of the conditions attached to the permission.

Development that does not comply with the terms of a planning permission or is unauthorised is known as a ‘breach of planning control’.

Unless reported anonymously, we investigate all possible breaches of planning control and, where necessary, take appropriate enforcement action.

If you suspect that planning conditions have been breached or unauthorised development is taking place or has happened, please report the problem to us.

To find out more, click on the links below.  Alternatively, start by reading a general overview of compliance and enforcement and some of the principles that guide our work, and then follow the appropriate links.

• 01. Overview and guiding principles
• 02. West Sussex compliance and enforcement policy
• 03. Roles and responsibilities
• 04. Monitoring and compliance of authorised development
• 05. Unauthorised development
• 06. Report a problem
• 07. Investigation
• 08. Enforcement Action
• 09. Legislation, guidance, and good practice
• 10. Contacts
• 11. Glossary and abbreviations