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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 

 

Reasons for the decision

The firepit and woodstore are minor developments which
have little impact on the area. Therefore, it is not expedient to pursue given current case
volume and a requirement to direct resources to higher priority matters.

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