The 2,996 enforcement notices issued was down from 3,933 in 2019/20 and from a high of 5,797 in 2005/06.
Planning authorities also served:
- 104 stop notices, the same as in 2019/20
- 200 temporary stop notices, down from 205 in 2019/20
- 566 breach of condition notices, down from 754 in 2019/20 and the fewest since the records began in 1996/97.
- 3,502 planning contravention notices, down from 4,163 in 2019/20 and also the fewest on record.
The data also showed that 49 enforcement injunctions were granted by the High Court or County Court in 2020/21, up from 36 the previous year. Nine enforcement injunctions were refused during the year, down from 11 in 2019/20.