Agenda item

11.1

The Director of Development Services submitted a report on his investigation in to a breach of planning control relating to the use of a car park at the site of Richardson Cutlery Works, Alma Street.  The report detailed the history of the site being used as a car park, initially with temporary permission granted for Site “A”, although this had now expired and to the unauthorised use of Site “B”, all as shown in the plan attached to the report now submitted.  Reference was also made to the demolition of a boundary wall at Cotton Street to allow access to Site “B” and to a Conservation Enforcement Notice served by the Council requiring its reinstatement.  It was further stated that this Notice was now subject to an appeal and that an application for the use of site “A” and “B” as a car park had been refused planning permission, under delegated powers, on 5^th October 2012.

11.2

The reasons for refusing planning permission and an assessment of the breach of control was detailed in the report now submitted, along with the planning policies that it was considered would be contravened by the continued use of the site as a car park.

11.3

RESOLVED: That (a) the Director of Development Services or Head of Planning be authorised to take all appropriate action including, if necessary, enforcement action and the institution of legal proceedings to secure the cessation of the unauthorised use of land for car parking at the site of Richardson Cutlery Works, Alma Street; and

(b) delegated authority be given to the Head of Planning, in consultation with the Chair (Councillor Alan Law), to vary the action authorised to achieve the objectives hereby confirmed including taking action to resolve any associated breaches of planning control.