Schedule 5, Paragraphs 6 and 7: Compensation Part 8: Enforcement Section 160: Offence: development without development consent
263.This section provides that a person commits an offence if he carries out development for which development consent is required without development consent. A person who is found guilty of this offence is liable to a fine. The maximum fine which may be imposed varies depending on whether the case is tried in the Magistrates’ court or the Crown Court.