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OT Built without planning permission
Mar 27, 2019
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He should have befriended the local Mayor before it got that far obviously. Brian
If he spent £48m building it, and rents it out for £14k a day, I doubt a £500/day fine is going to worry him ...
presumably that's just stage 1 of the punishment
stage 2 will be: got to jail, do not pass go, do not collect 200 pounds
stage 3 will be: we demolish it for you and give you the bill
tim
Certainly councils in the US have that power (stage 3 I mean).
Without such a power, at least via a court, planning would be a completely futile exercise.
It can be in some circs in this country. In our old village, builder got PP for 5 bed house, built it with 7 beds - two in attic overlooking neighbour. Sold it, and thereby escaped all legal action and responsibility - which all devolved on new owner.
They can in the UK too.
only from the council
not from the new owner
(admittedly the new owner can only claim financial compensation, he can't send the builder to jail)
tim
Although if you have millions to spend on legal teams, then you can probably keep it tied up in appeals for years to come.
The new owner bought it knowing there were planning issues, and got a discount as a result. He then had to deal with the council about them, but ended up with a 7-bed house.
(I think he had to change/remove some dormer windows or make them obscure or something. Not a lot, anyway).
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