Enforcement is one of the most complex parts of the planning system.
A Planning Enforcement Charter is in place to ensure that adopted procedures are fair and reasonable, and that interested parties are kept informed and are made aware of what is required.
The aim of the charter is to explain how the enforcement process works, the role of the council and the service standards it sets itself. It also explains what happens at each stage of what can be a lengthy process should developers or householders undertake work without planning permission or fail to keep to the permission they have been given.
A replacement Planning Enforcement Register is available on the council's Public Access page. It is updated automatically by our back-office systems to reflect current enforcement activity held for all enforcement notices served by the council. For a limited period, the existing Enforcement Register (PDF 7.88 MB) will remain available until such times as all historic cases are transferred over to the new system.
Enforcement enquiry submission
Please follow link below to submit your enforcement enquiry.
Following your enquiry submission you will receive an email from East Ayrshire Council within two working days
Email will include the following:
- Your East Ayrshire Council Enforcement Enquiry (EENQ) reference number.
- Should you wish to upload enquiry related documents, instructions will be provided for upload to the Scottish Government eDevelopment portal, using your newly generated East Ayrshire Council EENQ reference number.
Enforcement enquiry form
High hedges
The High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 aims to provide a solution to the problem of high hedges, where neighbours have not been able to resolve the issue amicably, by providing an effective means of resolving disputes over the effects of high hedges which interfere with the reasonable enjoyment of domestic property.
The Act gives homeowners and occupiers a right to apply to a local authority for a high hedge notice and empowers local authorities to make and enforce decisions in relation to high hedges in their local area.
A guide can be found on the Scottish Government website and the High Hedges application form can be found on the Scottish Government's ePlanning website:
Contact Planning Enforcement by emailing planning.enforcement@east-ayrshire.gov.uk.