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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
advice received indicates that should permission be applied for
it, it is likely to be approved therefore it is not expedient to
pursue. 

Alternative options considered

The
alternative option would be to pursue formal enforcement action. However,
it is not considered 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.