Planning Enforcement 

Hackney Council is committed to protecting the environment from unauthorised development. The Planning Enforcement Team investigates alleged breaches of planning control.

With the exception of works to a listed building, not all developments require planning permission. Our role is to establish whether or not planning permission is required for building works or changes of use.

Examples of things we investigate are:

• Building works to a property without planning permission.*
• Changes in the use of land or buildings without planning permission, for example, changing a shop to a residential use.*
• Unauthorised demolition or alterations to listed buildings or buildings within a Conservation Area (for more info visit Conservation Areas)
• Works where planning conditions are not met.
• Unauthorised display of an advert.

*Where permission is required.

Please download our brochure for further information.

Leaftlet 5: Planning Enforcement (PDF, 2.1MB)

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Page updated: 14 Oct 2011