Agenda item

Members considered the Monitoring and Enforcement quarterly review report which provided a summary of the work carried out by the Monitoring and Enforcement Team over the last quarter.

11.20 Cllr M Chaplin left the meeting.

The Monitoring & Enforcement Manager reported that for the four enforcement notices issued, as listed in paragraph 5 of the report, no appeals had been received.  He displayed photographs of the unauthorised developments in each case.

The Monitoring & Enforcement Manager drew attention to the prosecution case referred to in section 6 of the report and answered Members’ questions in relation to the case.

In section 7 of the report headed ‘Breaches resolved’ the Monitoring & Enforcement Manager noted that the description for the enforcement notice relating to land off Lane Head Road, Little Hayfield, on page 51, was incorrect.  It should state ‘Erection of building’ not ‘Replacement of windows’.  He then displayed ‘before and after’ photographs of selected cases in section 7 of the report.

In answer to a Member question, the Monitoring & Enforcement Manager and Head of Development Management summarised the circumstances in which siting of a caravan on agricultural land would require planning permission.  

RESOLVED:

To note the report.