52 Temporary stop notice
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (2004 c 5) | Legislation

52  Temporary stop notice

After section 171D of the principal Act (penalties for non-compliance with planning contravention notice) there are inserted the following sections—

“Temporary stop notices

171E Temporary stop notice

(1)     This section applies if the local planning authority think—

(a)     that there has been a breach of planning control in relation to any land, and

(b)     that it is expedient that the activity (or any part of the activity) which amounts to the breach is stopped immediately.

(2)     The authority may issue a temporary stop notice.

(3)     The notice must be in writing and must—

(a)     specify the activity which the authority think amounts to the breach;

(b)     prohibit the carrying on of the activity (or of so much of the activity as is specified in the notice);

(c)     set out the authority's reasons for issuing the notice.

(4)     A temporary stop notice may be served on any of the following—

(a)     the person who the authority think is carrying on the activity;

(b)     a person who the authority think is an occupier of the land;

(c)     a person who the authority think has an interest in the land.

(5)     The authority must display on the land—

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