Agenda item

13.1

The Director of Regeneration and Development Services submitted a report on his investigation into a complaint received concerning a breach of planning control relating to an unauthorised car port and balcony erected to the rear of 523 Loxley Road.  The report stated that the structure did not comply with permitted development rights and that a retrospective planning application (Case No. 13/00974/FUL), submitted by the owner, was refused planning permission on 27 December, 2013.  A planning appeal submitted on 1 April 2014 was also dismissed by the Planning Inspectorate and it was viewed that a compromise solution suggested by the applicant was not sufficient to retain the structure.

13.2

Officers in assessing the unauthorised structure considered that it was unacceptable in terms of its scale and built form and would provide a significant amount of overlooking if used as a balcony and as such it would be contrary to Supplementary Planning Guidance and Policy H14 of the Unitary Development Plan.

13.3

RESOLVED: That (a) the Director of Regeneration and Development Services and Head of Planning be authorised to take all appropriate steps including, if necessary, enforcement action and the institution of legal proceedings to secure the removal of the unauthorised structure from 523 Loxley Road; and

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