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Decision: To take no further action. 

 

This decision is taken under delegated powers set out in
Paragraph 145 of the Officer Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s
constitution, which grants delegated authority to undertake all action
in order to regulate any actual, perceived or potential breach of any of
the Town and Country Planning Legislation including: 

  

To determine whether or not to take and/or to cease action
whether because in his/her opinion the breach is trivial, there is
insufficient demonstrable harm and/or, it is not expedient to take /
continue to take action 

 

This authority has been delegated to me through the Local
Scheme of Nomination for the Executive Director for Place. 

 

Reasons for the decision

A patio has been erected at the rear of a domestic property,
which slightly encroaches into agricultural land in the same ownership. This is
not deemed expedient top pursue. 

 

 

Alternative options considered

The alternative option would be to pursue formal enforcement
action. However, due to this matter being of low planning harm, it is not
expedient to pursue formal action. This is in line with Government guidance
which suggests that Local Planning Authorities should act proportionately in
responding to suspected breaches of planning control.