Chapter 4: Grant and Implementation of Planning Permission Chapter 5: Enforcement of Planning Controls Section 116: Duration of temporary stop notices Background
Section 171E of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 concerns temporary stop notices. These are used by local planning authorities if a planning breach is suspected in order to pause development whilst the facts of the case are established and to allow them to decide what, if any, further action to take. Under section 171E, temporary stop notices cease to have effect a maximum of 28 days after the notice was first displayed.
	This section allows local planning authorities in England to issue a temporary stop notice that has effect for up to 56 days, providing more time for a local authority to investigate a suspected breach of planning control. The section maintains the current time periods in Wales.