Take a look at our gallery from the central Ellesmere Port photo competition entries - all sent in by you.
We recognise that some breaches of the planning rules are genuine mistakes, where people don't know they need permission. We also recognise some people deliberately 'play the system'.
You may be given the opportunity to apply for retrospective planning permission and we will guide you as to whether we feel you might get it. It is beneficial to apply as any unauthorised extensions, for example, could cause problems if you sell your home in the future.
If you have breached planning control and we don't feel you would get permission you will be asked to put the situation right, for example by stopping the use or pulling down or reducing the size of an unauthorised building
If you do nothing to put the situation right, then we will consider taking formal action.
At each stage we will keep you informed, by phone or in writing.
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