Purpose

Case
Ref: EN/2023/00458

Nature
of Enquiry: Alleged extension of a seating area for the club on the pavement.

Location:
49 Damory Street Blandford Forum DT11 7HD

 

Content

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:

 

(f) 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

Planning have been consulted and deemed that structure was
low key and the livelihood of the business should be considered. Their thoughts
were that the unauthorised signage attached to the building and the surrounds
was more harmful than the building itself. This has now been removed.

 

Alternative options considered

Formal action, the harm having been ascertained as less than
substantial means there is no public interest to take the matter further.