To extend the
period of compliance for Enforcement Notice (ENF/18/0246) until 28th
Feb 2022. A request has been made by the contravener that explains that
while they are in the throes of moving there have been problems and delays
signing the lease on their new property. However, they have now signed a lease,
engaged engineers to build a mezzanine floor and lined up movers. They confirm
that the mezzanine contractors are not able to start work until 10th January
2022. The work will take them until 31/01/22 to complete and they
will then need another four weeks to fit out the workshop with electricity,
heating, compressed air, etc. and to physically move. It means that an expected
move will take until the end of February 2022 before they are finally
out of their current premises.
The original period
of compliance was 18 months (ending 13th May 2021) and an extended 5 month period was approved on 13th Sept 2020
under delegated powers with the period of compliance ending 13th
October 2021. A further month was approved under delegated powers to 13th
November 2021. With this further period requested the new extended period
of compliance would be ending 28th Feb 2022.
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: … (d) to
determine whether or not to amend and/or withdraw any notice”.
This authority has
been delegated to me through the Local Scheme of Nomination for the Executive
Director for Place.