Planning Enforcement

"No5 has a wide range of expertise across junior to senior level, making for good availability. No5 offers valuable local authority seminar opportunities at value which brings engagement and understanding."

Legal 500 2025

"No5 are a go-to chambers for planning matters."

Legal 500 2025

"No5 has matured into a great set with broad and deep expertise. Their training programme is well established and the clerks are good and efficient, unstuffy and very pleasant to deal with."

Legal 500 2025

"The clerks are quick to respond and quick to understand needs."

Chambers UK 2025

"The clerks are excellent. They will always confirm within the hour whether counsel has the availability to take on the advice that you need and give a good estimate of costs."

Chambers UK 2025

"No5 Barristers' Chambers is truly a very professional chambers and always provides excellent service."

Legal 500 2023

"No5 Barristers' Chambers is a good set. The KCs and the juniors are very able, and the clerking is exceptional."

Legal 500 2023

"No5 has a wealth of talent and expertise."

Chambers UK 2023

"The clerking is very good and very accessible at all levels. They are always keen to help."

Chambers UK 2018

Contact Clerks

Whether you are a government agency or local authority looking to enforce planning controls, a landowner subject to enforcement action or are appealing an enforcement decision, barristers from the No5 Planning team have the experience and expertise to help.

Our barristers have substantial experience in advising both Local Authorities and private clients in relation to all aspects of Planning Enforcement, from advice prior to enforcement action being taken, through the issuing of notices, enforcement appeals, and representation before all levels of court. We advise on the merits, risks, strategy and detail of various forms of enforcement action, from the drafting of notices to dealing with complex multidisciplinary planning and environmental enforcement cases.

Our work regularly includes the seeking (and resisting) of Planning and Environmental Injunctions, with particular expertise relating to Gypsy and Traveller and Environmental matters.

Our expertise covers all matters relating to:

Planning Enforcement Notices and Planning Enforcement Orders
Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) prosecutions
Listed Building prosecutions and injunctions
Planning injunctions and environmental injunctions
Committals for breach of court orders
Stop Notices and Temporary Stop Notices
Lawful Development Certificates
Tree Preservation Orders
s215 “clean-up” Notices (land affecting amenity of neighbours)
Advertisements
Environmental issues pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act (including noise and odour abatement notices)
Statutory nuisance (including noise, odour, light, smoke, and infestation)
Breach of Condition notices.