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Please note: When using this form you will be prompted to optionally sign up for our new Exeter City Council Customer Account, called MyExeter. MyExeter is your personal account with the council, but you are not required to log in to complete this form. Logging in will allow you to view a record of many of your interactions with us, and to receive updates on the progress of your requests.

Report a planning breach

If you suspect a breach of planning regulations is occurring you can use the following form to report your concerns to us.

We investigate all reasonable complaints, prioritising them according to their urgency and the potential harm.

Please be aware that depending on priority you may not receive an update for several weeks.

Please note planning enforcement will not deal with:

  • Boundary disputes between neighbours (including party wall issues)
  • Property and land ownership issues (including loss of value to property)
  • Complaints received anonymously
  • Persistent complaints about unauthorised development or uses which have previously been investigated and a conclusion reached
  • Vexatious or malicious complaints
  • Breaches of covenants between landowners

Click the Start button below to report a planning breach.

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More info about the journey

  • Your details
  • The address and / or location of the planning breach
  • Details of the planning breach

When this content has been updated

Last updated 8 September 2026