A nursing home for the elderly received notice from their local planning authority that enforcement action was likely to be taken against a collection of buildings in their rear garden. These buildings contained important facilities for the Home, and their removal would have caused difficulties for care provision and the efficient running of the Home. We submitted an application to retain the buildings permanently, and permission was granted and so the threat of enforcement action went away.
Client: Surrey Rest Homes
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An architect and client had undertaken extensive works to a property in London in the belief that they constituted permitted development. A neighbour and the local planning authority disagreed and threatened enforcement action, which would have been very costly and disruptive. We were asked to review the case and concluded that there should not be any action taken.
We made strong submissions to the Council to explain why action should not be taken, backed up by firm legal opinion. Action was not taken and the work could remain. Client: private client A client owned land in the Green Belt near Windsor which was being used for private allotments, being rented out to paying members of the public. With a shortage of allotment land in the south of England, this is a productive and profitable use for an un-economic small parcel of agricultural land, and was also much appreciated by local residents to grow their own food. However, the Council didn't see it that way and threatened enforcement action. It was demonstrated there was no breach of planning regulations, and no material harm that would justify such action, and the Council did not pursue the matter further.
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