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Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Committee considered the
enforcement tracker report which provided the status of enforcement
cases where formal notices had been served. The report also
included a table showing Quarter 1 received / closed / live cases
for 2021 and 2022 comparison and a chart showing Quarter 1 formal
notices for 2021 and 2022 comparison. Officers were congratulated
on the number of completed cases.
The Committee raised concerns
around surface water draining into foul water networks, which
caused a strain on the infrastructure and led to a higher risk of
flooding and pollution in the Borough. The strength of enforcement
actions brought against those who converted soft landscaped areas
to impervious hard surfaces was questioned, and it was suggested
that this should be referred to the appropriate Committee or Lead
Member to investigate further.
The Head of Planning and
Development suggested that it could be considered for incorporation
into the Design and Sustainability Development Plan Document (DPD)
to enable stronger enforcement action against unapproved hard
surfacing.
RESOLVED: That the increasing occurrence of hard surfacing of commercial
and residential land (and their impact on drainage) be reviewed by
considering enforcement options and looking at planning policy (in
particular looking at design parameters in the proposed Design and
Sustainability DPD) and delegation to officers to refer via the
most appropriate route.