Planning Query

backtobass

Hi, Im not sure if im in the right forum for this but anyway...........I own a property, a house in the countryside that I am trying to sell. Another person involved in the house, put a mobile home in the front garden to prevent any prospective buyers of which they were a few, from looking or even buying the property. I lodged a planning complaint for the structure with the relevant county council in March of this year, they then confirmed it is illegal and issued a warning letter,,,,,the problem im having is this is all they have done, despite their own time frame of bringing it to the next step within eight weeks of the first warning, I have been asking them why they have not progressed my complaint but they keep telling me they are dealing with it, now that I am in September and no further down the track as I was in March, would anyone think this is a matter for the ombudsman? any info would be great,

Poor Uncle Tom

If the mobile is not connected to services it may be stored on the site for up to 9 months within planning legislation. The warning letter is probably attempting to establish whether the mobile is connected to services or not, or what the owners intention is with it. If it is not connected then there may be nothing the planning/enforcement can do about it. They may check the entire property though now that they have been called in.

I'm curious, if you own the property, why was the warning letter not sent to you? How can somebody else put a mobile onto your property?

backtobass

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

If the mobile is not connected to services it may be stored on the site for up to 9 months within planning legislation. The warning letter is probably attempting to establish whether the mobile is connected to services or not, or what the owners intention is with it. If it is not connected then there may be nothing the planning/enforcement can do about it. They may check the entire property though now that they have been called in.

I'm curious, if you own the property, why was the warning letter not sent to you? How can somebody else put a mobile onto your property?

Hi there, the mobile is actually connected and living in, a council house a few yards away has illegally facilitiated all the services for the mobile home.

I did get a warning letter in April, but I want it to go to the next step which is laid out in their own procedures which is eight weeks to the second step but they have gone over that by another eight weeks and are continually telling me they are waiting to see if a planning application will be made but I am telling them that the house is being sold of which I lost one definite buyer due to the price it is being sold at. The house was subject to a separation agreement and has been ordered to be sold by the court but I cannot do that, and this council has gone beyond the time frame in my mind to order the structure gone...........Since March, they have issued nothing only a warning letter, hence my conundrum,,thanks very much for your reply.

Poor Uncle Tom

I understand now, thanks.

You need to keep a chronological paper trail, to this end you need to write to the LA advising them that there is an order in place to see which is being vexed by the positioning of the mobile, which the LA only has the immediate powers to get removed and that statutorily they have ignored a deadline which has serious consequences for you.

They should respond immediately to you on this, if not, your solicitor will have enough ammunition to go back to court and get a court order to have the mobile removed.

Speak to your solicitor.