Point in time view as at 05/03/2022.
Planning Act 2008, Section 169 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)Subsection (2) applies if a person is found guilty of an offence under section 160 committed on or in respect of any land.
(2)The relevant local planning authority may serve a notice of unauthorised development on the person requiring such steps as may be specified in the notice to be taken—
(a)to remove the development, and
(b)to restore the land on which the development has been carried out to its condition before the development was carried out.
(3)Subsection (4) applies if a person is found guilty of an offence under section 161 committed on or in respect of any land.
(4)The relevant local planning authority may serve a notice of unauthorised development on the person requiring the person to remedy the breach or failure to comply.
(5)A notice of unauthorised development—
(a)must specify the period within which any steps are required to be taken, and
(b)may specify different periods for different steps.
(6)Where different periods apply to different steps, references in this Part to the period for compliance with a notice of unauthorised development, in relation to any step, are to the period within which the step is required to be taken.
(7)A notice of unauthorised development must specify such additional matters as may be prescribed.
Commencement Information
I1S. 169 partly in force; s. 169 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent see s. 241
I2S. 169 in force at 1.3.2010 by S.I. 2010/101, art. 3(j) (with art. 6)
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