PAPER G

 

Committee :   DEVELOPMENT CONTROL SUB COMMITTEE

 

Date :              22 AUGUST 2006

 

Title :               PLANNING ENFORCEMENT QUARTERLY REPORT

 

                        REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT CONTROL MANAGER

 


 

SUMMARY

 

This report updates the statistical information considered at the meeting of the Development Control Sub Committee Meeting held on 6 June 2006 and includes the figures for the second calendar quarter of 2006.

 

Notwithstanding the restructuring which has taken place within the Development Control Team, resulting in the compliance officers being absorbed into the area teams and the management of the enforcement function being carried out by the Area Team Leaders, it is intended to continue reporting the figures on an Island wide basis.

 

 

SCHEDULE OF ENFORCEMENT STATISTICS – 30 JUNE 2006

 

NUMBER OF GENERAL ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINTS RECEIVED

 

JAN – MAR

APR – JUNE

JULY – SEPT

OCT – DEC

TOTAL

2002

118

123

122

95

458

2003

106

147

147

108

508

2004

112

96

146

49

403

2005

118

122

157

128

525

2006

121

114

 

 

 

 

 

NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS MADE SPECIFICALLY AGAINST COMPLIANCE WITH PLANNING CONDITIONS AND APPROVED PLANS ON NEW BUILD SCHEMES THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED PLANNING CONSENT

 

JAN – MAR

APR – JUNE

JULY – SEPT

OCT – DEC

TOTAL

2006

73

To be reported

 

 

 

 


NUMBER OF GENERAL ENFORCEMENT NOTICE (EN) SERVED

 

JAN – MAR

APR – JUNE

JULY – SEPT

OCT – DEC

TOTAL

2002

6

11

5

4

26

2003

4

5

3

6

18

2004

5

2

6

1

14

2005

4

2

4

6

16

2006

16

6

 

 

 

 

NUMBER OF BREACH OF CONDITIONS NOTICES (BCN) SERVED

 

JAN – MAR

APR – JUNE

JULY – SEPT

OCT – DEC

TOTAL

2002

6

4

8

5

23

2003

9

23

19

2

53

2004

5

0

11

1

17

2005

3

8

11

12

34

2006

12

0

 

 

 

 

NUMBER OF PLANNING CONTRAVENTION NOTICES (PCN) SERVED

 

JAN – MAR

APR – JUNE

JULY – SEPT

OCT – DEC

TOTAL

2002

3

2

4

5

14

2003

3

1

3

8

15

2004

3

2

0

5

10

2005

13

5

3

9

30

2006

0

3

 

 

 

 

This is a mechanism through which a LPA can obtain information relating to an alleged breach of planning control. It is obviously an alternative to obtaining information by letter or seeking to verify certain information if the source is considered to be unreliable.

 

TEMPORARY STOP NOTICES

 

JAN – MAR

APR – JUNE

JULY – SEPT

OCT – DEC

TOTAL

2005

 

1

1

1

3

2006

1

0

 

 

 

 

In March 2005 powers came into force amending the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 enabling the Local Planning Authority to serve a Temporary Stop Notice against a breach of planning control where it was considered necessary to safeguard the amenity of the area that the use/activity should stop immediately. A notice can also be served where a developer fails to comply with a planning condition.


OVERVIEW

 

Following the promotion of the West Area Enforcement Officer into the Householder Team in March 2006 and because of a failed re-deployment exercise involving a member of staff from another service who was being made redundant, the post of West Area Compliance Officer remained vacant for virtually the whole of the last quarter. This situation has now been rectified with the appointment of a replacement officer who took up the position on 20 July 2006.

 

The overall implications of the staff re-deployment of February 2006, which saw the loss of the Enforcement Team Leader’s post and its impact on the planning enforcement service needs to be monitored. Whilst the lead up time to the service of an enforcement notice can be several months, the response time with regards to the service of a breach of condition notice and planning contravention notice is more or less immediate. I consider that it will require figures from at least one more quarter before any trend can be established. The current number of outstanding complaints being handled by the two Compliance Officers stands at approximately 245 cases.

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

That the report is noted.

 

 

Contact Details :       Steve Cornwell (West Area Team Leader) 

 

(   (01983) 823552             e mail :  [email protected]

                                   

Paul Stack (East Area Team Leader)

 

                                    (   (01983) 825570             e mail :  [email protected]

 

 

 

ANDREW PEGRAM

Development Control Manager