Breaches and Enforcement

The Estate Management team will investigate reported breaches of the EMS and in conjunction with the Assistant Director (Planning) decide the appropriate course of action.

This may include adding a charge to the title where properties have breached the Scheme but have not rectified that breach.

There will be no time limit for Estate Management officers to attempt to deal with breaches of the Scheme. This means that officers can seek to resolve even very historic breaches in order to maintain and improve the distinctiveness of the Garden City.

It is anticipated that Estate Management officers will be out-and-about visiting properties to provide pre-application advice and to determine applications. As part of site visits they will also be able to monitor the area more generally and identify whether any new breaches have occurred. This will mean they can be pro-active to speak to property owners/tenants where a breach has occurred, is occurring or looks like it is about to occur, to remind them of the Estate Management Scheme rules and the need for apply for consent and secure consent before carrying out any works.