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Decision Maker: Planning
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Committee received a report requesting authorisation to take formal enforcement action.
The Planning
Enforcement Officer referred to the addendum sheet that corrected typographical
errors relating to job titles:
·
“Director
of Planning and Economic Development” replaced “Head of Planning Services”.
·
“Head
of Legal Practice” replaced “Head of Legal Services”.
Address: 60 Nuns Way.
Details of Alleged Breaches of Planning Control: Without planning permission, the unauthorised change of use from C3 dwellinghouse to three separate units of residential accommodation at the premises.
The report sought authority to:
i.
Authorise an enforcement notice under S172 of the
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) alleging that there has been a
breach of planning control within the last four years, namely without planning
permission, the unauthorised change of use from C3 dwelling house to three
separate units of residential accommodation at the premises, specifying the
steps to comply and the period for compliance set out in paragraphs 9.2 to 9.4,
for the reasons contained in paragraph 9.5 of the Officer’s report.
ii.
Authorise the Director of Planning and Economic Development (after
consultation with the Head of Legal Practice) to draft and issue the enforcement notices.
iii.
Delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Economic
Development (after consultation with the Head of Legal Practice) to exercise the Council’s powers to take
further action in the event of noncompliance with the enforcement notice.
A Representative of the person affected addressed the Committee.
The representation
covered the following issues:
i.
The
Owner had not received the enforcement letter as it was sent to the wrong
address.
ii.
The
Owner
asked if cooking equipment could be left in place and was unhappy about putting
the internal door back into the garage.
iii.
The Owner would respond to the enforcement notice
as required.
The Committee:
Unanimously
resolved (by 7 votes to 0) to accept the officer recommendation to authorise
enforcement action.
Report author: John Shuttlewood
Publication date: 01/02/2018
Date of decision: 10/01/2018
Decided at meeting: 10/01/2018 - Planning
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