What we can and can't deal with
Issues we can deal with
- unauthorised building works
- unauthorised change of use
- unauthorised works to listed buildings
- unauthorised demolition in conservation areas
- unauthorised works to trees covered by a tree preservation order or within a conservation area
- works not being carried out in accordance with the approved plans
- breaches of planning conditions
- unauthorised advertisements
- untidy sites (beyond what you would expect for an activity of that type)
Issues we can’t deal with
- works that do not require planning permission
- minerals and waste planning enforcement matters (these are dealt with by Hampshire County Council)
- works that have not yet started (except in exceptional circumstances where a serious breach can be prevented)
- boundary disputes
- obstruction of a highway or public footpath (this is dealt with by Hampshire County Council)
- advertisements on the highway or on street furniture (these are dealt with by Hampshire County Council)
- enforcement of deeds or covenants (these are enforced by the landowner or other person benefiting from the covenant)
- fly-tipping (this is dealt with by the Council’s Street Cleaning service)
- noise issues (this is dealt with by the Council’s Environmental Health Team, unless a condition attached to a planning permission restricting noise levels is being breached)
- anonymous complaints unless they are of a very serious nature, and it is in the public interest to do so