Planning enforcement

Our monitoring and enforcement officers investigate alleged breaches of planning control and, where breaches are found, they seek to work with the owner and/or other interested persons to resolve the issues.

Breaches of planning control include:

• where building work is carried out without the required planning permission
• where the use of a building or land is changed without the required planning permission
• where conditions attached to an existing planning permission are not complied with

In many cases issues can be resolved informally or by regularising the unauthorised development through a retrospective planning application.  However, if serious harm is being caused the Authority has powers to take formal enforcement action.

Our officers also sometimes carry out routine site visits where planning permissions have been granted to ensure that work is proceeding in accordance with the approved plans and conditions.

Report a possible breach of planning control

You can report a possible breach of planning control online. 

You can also report breaches:

• by email: customer.service@peakdistrict.gov.uk
• by phone: 01629 816200 (answer machine outside of business hours)
• by writing to or visiting us at Aldern House, Baslow Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AE.  See directions to our office.

The information you should provide is given in Section 6 of the Local Enforcement Plan.

Local Enforcement Plan

The Peak District Local Enforcement Plan sets out how we will manage enforcement proactively, in a way that is appropriate to the National Park.

The online copy of the plan was checked in November 2023 to update external links and make it easier to read and navigate on mobile devices and screenreaders. You can also download the full Local Enforcement Plan (2.6MB) in PDF format for printing.

If you would like a free printed copy of the Local Enforcement Plan please contact us, as follows:

Peak District National Park Authority
Aldern House
Baslow Road
Bakewell
DE45 1AE

Email: customer.service@peakdistrict.gov.uk
Telephone: 01629 816 200

Quarterly Monitoring & Enforcement Reports

A review of Monitoring & Enforcement cases is reported to the Authority's planning committee every quarter, in January, April, July and October.

You can find reports by browsing to the relevant committee agenda.