Report works without planning permission

You can report works that you think are being done without permission. We call this unauthorised development.

This helps us to protect the local environment and prevent damage to trees.

When someone breaks planning rules, our enforcement team can take action.

Report a breach of planning control

Some examples of a breach of planning rules or controls include:

• doing building works without planning permission
• doing building works in a way that is different from the proposal we granted permission for
• failing to follow planning conditions attached to planning permissions

You can only report breaches to us for properties in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

After your report a breach 

The planning enforcement team will:

• investigate your complaint
• establish if it breaks a planning control
• decide the best way to remedy the situation
• use enforcement powers to remedy the situation

Read our planning enforcement strategy:

Check if something has planning permission

Search for a planning application to check if the development has planning permission.

This does not always mean it's unauthorised. A lot of developments does not need planning permission.

Find out if you need planning permission

Check if a property has received an enforcement notice

The Enforcement register contains a list of properties that we've given an:

• Enforcement Notice
• Stop Notice
• Breach of Condition Notice
• Enforcement Warning Notice

Download the Enforcement notice register: