Agenda item

10.1

The Interim Head of Planning submitted a report on her investigation into a complaint concerning a breach of planning control in respect of the unauthorised rear extension at 12 Croydon Street.  The report stated that the large extension benefitted from permitted development rights under the amendments to the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO), as it was a single-storey building and built within the 6m length limit, but the owner had failed to inform the Local Planning Authority prior to its construction.  In an attempt to regularise the extension, the owner had submitted two retrospective planning applications which had been made invalid as insufficient information had been provided.

10.2

An assessment of the breach of planning control considered that the extension as built was considered to cause an unreasonable overbearing impact to the neighbouring houses at 10 and 14 Croydon Street, which was detrimental to the living conditions of those properties.  It was also viewed that the side window opening compromised the privacy to number 14 Croydon Street and that the  extension substantially reduced the size of the yard space.  As such it was contrary to Policies within BE5 and H14 of the Unitary Development Plan.

10.3

RESOLVED: That (a) the Acting Director of Development Services or Interim Head of Planning be authorised to take all appropriate action including, if necessary, enforcement action and the institution of legal proceedings to secure the removal of the unauthorised extension at 12 Croydon Street; and

(b) the Interim Head of Planning, in liaison with a Co-Chair of this 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.