Planning enforcement

The planning enforcement team is tasked to control unauthorised activity and to remedy the effect of unauthorised development.

Possible breaches of planning control can include:

Planning enforcement is a discretionary power of the Council. This means that the Council can decide in certain cases that no action is needed, for example where there is a relatively trivial breach of planning control which does not raise any significant planning issues.

We have produced a detailed guide to the planning enforcement powers available to Midlothian Council.

• The Planning Enforcement Charter (PDF)

Making a planning enforcement enquiry

Planning enforcement enquiries are only accepted in writing using the form provided below. If you wish to fill in the form using a word processor then please download the Microsoft Word version of the form.

• Planning enforcement enquiry form (PDF)
• Planning enforcement enquiry form (MSWORD)

The Planning Enforcement Register

The planning authority is required to keep a publically available register of served planning enforcement notices.

• Planning Enforcement Register (PDF)