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Originally Posted by katex
Agree there should be some heavy fine put in place for people who ignore planning rules ... 'Ignorance of the law is no excuse' should be applied.
There are loads of enforcement notices every year for the committee to consider .. granted those who have overstepped the mark on their granted PP mostly.
Having to pull a building down on retrospective if not in line with regulations does happen on all types of buildings including signs, shop fronts, etc. Think it reasonable to accept if they have built it in accordance with Planning, but a slap in the pocket, with a heavy fine, would not go amiss. Would at least help to cover the cost to the council.
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I think you'll find that if retro planning permission is applied for, it has to adhere to the planning regs just like any other, to turn it down is not really wise, because if appealed to, I think the home secretary, (I'm not sure on this) it could cost the council a hell of a lot of money, maybe Bernard or Joan my be able to shed light on this as they are at the coal face as it were