Decision Maker: Executive Director, Place
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
This decision is taken under delegated powers set out in Paragraph
145 of the Officer Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s constitution, which grants
delegated authority to undertake all action in order to
regulate any actual, perceived or potential breach of any of the Town and
Country Planning Legislation including:
(f) to determine whether to take and/or to cease action whether because in
his/her opinion the breach is trivial, there is insufficient demonstrable harm
and/or, it
is not expedient to take / continue to take action
This authority has been delegated to me through the Local Scheme of Nomination
for the Executive Director for Place
Technical breach of Planning Control whereby decking up to 65cm
high has been erected against the neighbouring wall. There is not considered to
be any significant planning harm arising and the impact on neighbouring amenity
is negligible.
Taking formal Enforcement Action – Volume of enforcement queries
is currently high and officers must prioritise significant planning harm cases.
Due to this matter being of low significance planning harm, it is not expedient
to pursue and Government guidance suggests that LPA’s should act in a
proportionate way and take enforcement action in the public interest. That is
not considered to be the case here though the contravener will be contacted and
advised this may affect their ability to sell the property in the future.
N/A
Publication date: 09/06/2022
Date of decision: 06/06/2022