Decision details

The Planning Committee considered a recommendation for an Enforcement Notice for the unauthorised Change Of Use from retail, with ancillary storage to residential use by creating 3 one bedroom flats.

Note 1:  The Planning Officer updated the Committee on changes to recommendation (i) within the report. The recommendation would read as follows:

(i)            Issue an Enforcement Notice in respect of the above land requiring of the remedy of the breach of planning control to be achieved through the cessation of the C3 residential use and restoration of the building known as the workshop to ancillary A1 retail storage within (4) months of the Enforcement Notice taking effect. Restoration works required to the workshop include but are not limited to:-

                       I.               to reinstate the original workshop, including the external appearance and reducing the height of the roof back to the measurements  2.71m within three months

                     II.               to regularise the stairway to the first floor;

Councillor Boote, Ward Councillor spoke in support of the Enforcement Notice, mentioning that the development was out of character with the rest of the street scene.

            RESOLVED

            That formal enforcement proceedings be authorised.