How the council monitors mineral and waste developments

The Local Monitoring & Enforcement Plan (LMEP) (PDF, 329KB) explains how we:

• deal with breaches (and alleged breaches) of planning control; for example, where development is taking place without the benefit of planning permission or where it is being carried out contrary to a condition of planning permission
• decide whether enforcement action is necessary and the appropriate form of enforcement to take
• liaise with both those carrying out unauthorised development and those affected by such breaches
• monitor development for which the county council is the planning authority, namely mineral and waste developments and the county council’s own development

For a current list of enforcement notices that have been issued by the county, email the planning team at planning@suffolk.gov.uk.

How to report a breach in planning permission

Report a breach:

• complete the planning breach form (Word, 74KB) and email it together with any photos to planning@suffolk.gov.uk
• print off the planning breach form (PDF, 167KB) at post it together with any photos to:

• in urgent cases telephone 01473 265754

Include this information when reporting a breach:

• Full address and location of the site where the development or breach is taking place.
• Nature of the alleged breach and the planning harm caused.
• If relevant, give specific examples with dates and times to substantiate your complaint. An evidence form for planning breaches (Word, 33KB) is available to use.
• Name (if known) and status of the person (s) involved. For example: owner/tenant/occupier/contractor/worker.
• Date when activities first began.
• If the breach relates to a change of use, state the previous use of the site.
• Your full name, postal address and contact details, including telephone number.