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Agenda item

ENFORCEMENT LIST (00-20-53)

To consider the items contained in the Enforcement List.

 

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the cases in the Enforcement List *.

 

Note: *List previously circulated; copy attached to signed Minutes.

 

Arising thereon:

 

a)            No. 1 in the Enforcement List (Enforcement Case ENF/17/00180/COU –   Change of use of part of a building to a single dwellinghouse in breach of condition 7 to planning permission 07/00257/FULL – Annexe, Pitt Barn, Washfield).

 

The Enforcement Officer outlined the contents of the report explaining that planning permission had been approved for 3 live/work units on the site, since 2013 these units had been used as 6 independent dwellings, the agent had been requested to regularise the issue but no application had been submitted and therefore the breach of planning control still existed.  Owing to the amount of time since the breach was confirmed in 2013 without any formal action being taken to secure the cessation of the unlawful use of the work units as dwellings, one of the dwellings had now been occupied as an independent dwelling for more than 4 years and was therefore immune from any formal enforcement action, however the other dwellings were not and therefore agreement for formal enforcement was being sought.

 

Consideration was given to those dwellings still in breach of the planning application and the compliance period.

 

RESOLVED that the Legal Services Manager be given delegated authority to take all such steps and action necessary to secure the cessation of the unauthorised change of use, including the issue of an enforcement notice and prosecution and/or Direct Action in the event of non-compliance with the notice.

 

(Proposed Cllr Mrs H Bainbridge and seconded by Cllr B A Moore )

 

b)            No. 2 in the Enforcement List (Enforcement Case ENF/17/00181/COU –   Change of use of part of a building to a single dwellinghouse in breach of condition 7 to planning permission 07/00257/FULL – Annexe, Pitt Barn, Washfield).

 

The Enforcement Officer outlined the contents of the report explaining that planning permission had been approved for 3 live/work units on the site, since 2013 these units had been used as 6 independent dwellings, the agent had been requested to regularise the issue but no application had been submitted and therefore the breach of planning control still existed.  Owing to the amount of time since the breach was confirmed in 2013 without any formal action being taken to secure the cessation of the unlawful use of the work units as dwellings, one of the dwellings had now been occupied as an independent dwelling for more than 4 years and was therefore immune from any formal enforcement action, however the other dwellings were not and therefore agreement for formal enforcement was being sought.

 

Consideration was given to those dwellings still in breach of the planning application and the compliance period.

 

RESOLVED that the Legal Services Manager be given delegated authority to take all such steps and action necessary to secure the cessation of the unauthorised change of use, including the issue of an enforcement notice and prosecution and/or Direct Action in the event of non-compliance with the notice.

 

(Proposed  by the Chairman)

 

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