Planning question!!! I have been introduced to a naive house owner. He has created a massive family house which just seems to have all the aspects of several flats (apart from, I fear, two elements - any planning permission for flats and any sound insulation). He DID do something right tho.... He had all his new boilers... yes all of them... properly Gas Safe installed. Unfortunately, the Council building control people can count, however.... and wondered why he needed JUST so many boilers in one family house..... So now my new friend has Planning Enforcement all over him! MY way to get him out of this mess would be to go see Planning and to ask What do you WANT? to them, so that he stands SOME chance of being able to get out of the hole he has put himself in (dont ask.....). I suspect he will just put his head back in the sand and put his hands over his ears for good measure. Question - what is the likely censure from the Council? I know they have the POWERS to make him reverse all his work (massive works to build out a big loft space, totally in contravention of a VERY specific set of planning conditions for a play room in the loft). In practice, are they just looking for the fee and to see the works done, or is there a move towards fines and orders for reversal to make examples of contrary types? Does anyone have experience in this? Can anyone advise me? I DO have a planning consultant but I am just assessing the size of the mount ant we need to climb before wasting anyones time.....! BTW - he wants to have an HMO! Thats why he has a family home, arranged as three illicit flats!!!
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 20:02:30 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015