Commentary on Sections Compliance with notices of unauthorised development Section 115 – Power to enter land and take steps required by notice of unauthorised development
305.This section provides that where any steps required to be taken by a notice of unauthorised development have not been taken within the period specified in the notice, the planning authority who issued the notice of unauthorised development, or the Welsh Ministers if they issued the notice, may enter the land to which the notice relates at any reasonable time and take the step(s) themselves.
306.A person who intentionally obstructs a person exercising their power under this section commits an offence. A person may be tried in the magistrates’ court and, where found guilty, will be liable to an unlimited fine.