Report It – Unauthorised Development
Unauthorised Development
Unauthorised Development is development which is carried out without planning permission or is not being carried out in compliance with the planning permission which was granted. Development is considered to be unauthorised when:
- Planning Permission is required and has not been obtained.
- Planning Permission has been granted but the development has not been carried out in accordance with the plans lodged or conditions of the planning permission granted.
- It does not satisfy all the conditions and limitations so as to be considered as exempt development.
It should also be noted that issues of land ownership or encroachment onto property or boundaries are civil issues and not matters that Planning Enforcement can take any action upon.
Please note that the planning authority may be statute barred from taking any enforcement action on unauthorised development if the statutory time limits have passed since the carrying out of the unauthorised development, as per section 157(4) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).
The Planning Authority is bound by legislation to investigate a written complaint in accordance with the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended) if the issue reported is not exempted development, vexatious, frivolous, without basis or statute barred.
Making a Complaint
If you wish to report an unauthorised development, you must fully complete and sign the Unauthorised Development Complaint Form and email it to planningenforcement@donegalcoco.ie
Unauthorised Development Complaint Form
Anonymous complaints may not be considered.