Planning Authority Performance Statistics 2013/14

This report presents statistics on planning decision-making and timescales across the years 2012/13 and 2013/14. It is based on quarterly data collected by the Scottish Government from Local and Planning Authorities as part of the Planning Performance Framework (introduced in 2012). Longer term trends are also presented where data for earlier years is available in a comparable format.


11. Enforcement Activity

Enforcement covers the actions that can be taken when developments happen without permission or when conditions have not been followed.There can be a variety of actions that are taken. Authorities have powers to serve notices asking for more information about a development. They can stop a development that does not have permission, or where the development does not follow the conditions attached to the permission which was granted. The Authority can also issue a fixed penalty or refer the matter to the Procurator Fiscal.

The total number of enforcement cases taken up in 2013/14 was 5,987. Of these cases there were 459 notices served, with 8 being reported to the Procurator Fiscal and 1 case resulting in prosecution. In 2012/13 there were 5,687 cases taken up, 531 notices served, 13 reports to the Procurator Fiscal and 2 cases resulting in prosecution.
(Annual, 2013/14 - Table 32)

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