Issue - meetings

Oral representations in favour of enforcement action being taken were received at the meeting.

The Chief Planner’s representative advised that an application to retain the hard-standing had recently been received.  However the answer to a question indicated that the time limit for taking enforcement action may be imminent and Members accordingly needed to consider whether enforcement action was expedient rather than wait for the application to be determined.

Members having considered the report and representations RESOLVED  that ENFORCEMENT ACTION be AUTHORISED to remove the area of concrete hard standing for the following reasons:-

1.  The hard surface, by reason of its size and location, causes harm to the amenity of the green belt.

2.  The hard surface does not provide adequate drainage for surface water runoff, in the absence of which it will not attenuate runoff at times of heavy rainfall and as such will exacerbate flood risk.

3.  The development is therefore contrary to Policy 4A.14 of the London Plan, BE1and G1 of the Unitary Development Plan.