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, select 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.
A general overview of compliance and enforcement and the principles that guide the work involved in controlling development associated with mineral extraction and processing, the management of waste, and the County Council's own development.
The County Council's work on compliance and enforcement in controlled development is undertaken in accordance with this policy.
The roles and responsibilities of the different organisations and agencies associated with mineral extraction and processing, the management of waste, and the County Council's own development.
The County Council monitors all minerals and waste sites in West Sussex that have planning permission to ensure that they are being implemented correctly and that they are in 'compliance' with the planning conditions attached to the permission.
Unauthorised developments do not have the necessary planning permission. They include: the tipping of waste, soils, or rubble on land; the extraction of minerals; and the storage and sorting of waste.
If you suspect that planning conditions have been breached at a minerals or waste site or on County Council land, or unauthorised minerals or waste development is taking or has taken place, please contact us.
Please complete this form if you suspect that planning conditions have been breached at a minerals or waste site or on County Council land, or that unauthorised minerals or waste development is taking has taken place.
Development that is not in compliance with the terms of a planning permission or development that is unauthorised is known as a 'breach of planning control'. Unless reported anonymously, we investigate all possible breaches of planning control thoroughly and consistently and take account of all the relevant facts.
Enforcement action must only be taken when the breach of planning control is unacceptable on planning grounds and it is in the public interest. The precise form of any action taken against a breach of planning control is within the discretion of the County Council, subject to Judicial Review.
The Government's view is that the integrity of the planning system depends on the readiness of local planning authorities, such as the County Council, to take effective enforcement action when it is required and only after a thorough assessment of the relevant factors in every case.
Contact information for those involved in the planning, compliance, and enforcement and associated regulating regimes.
Glossary and abbreviations related to planning compliance and enforcement.