...In France.
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5 years ago
OT Built without planning permission
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5 years ago
He should have befriended the local Mayor before it got that far obviously. Brian
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5 years ago
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 ...
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5 years ago
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
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5 years ago
Certainly councils in the US have that power (stage 3 I mean).
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5 years ago
Without such a power, at least via a court, planning would be a completely futile exercise.
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5 years ago
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.
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5 years ago
They can in the UK too.
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5 years ago
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
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5 years ago
Although if you have millions to spend on legal teams, then you can probably keep it tied up in appeals for years to come.
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5 years ago
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).