Agenda item

8.1

The Director of Regeneration and Development Services submitted a report on his investigation into a complaint received concerning a breach of planning control, in respect of the erection of an unauthorised timber canopy on the front of 181 to 185 Abbeydale Road.  The report explained that although canopies were often a traditional feature of shops in the area, they tended to be a retractable metal and canvas fascia type for the shops of this type and age.  The canopy erected though was a fixed metal structure with a PVC sheet roof, which the owner had failed to remove or submit a planning application for an alternative acceptable canopy.

8.2

An assessment of the breach of control considered that the erected canopy had a detrimental effect on the visual amenities of the street scene and, as such, was contrary to Policy BE5 and S10 of the Unitary Development Plan.

8.3

RESOLVED: That (a) the Director of Regeneration and Development Services or Head of Planning be authorised to take any appropriate action including, if necessary, enforcement action and the institution of legal proceedings to secure the removal of the unauthorised canopy at 181 to 185 Abbeydale Road; and

(b) the Head of Planning, in liaison with a Co-Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the action in order to achieve the objectives hereby confirmed, including taking action to resolve any associated breaches of planning control.