Court Cases

Site	Details	Minute/Date of Authorisation (where required)	Date of Court Hearing	Plea	Outcome
1. Site, Long Last, Cranmore Avenue, Cranmore, Yarmouth , Isle of Wight	Court action taken against renewed failure to comply with Enforcement Notice requiring cessation of use of mobile home for residential purposes	25.02.2003	25.07.2003 22.08.2003 12.09.2003 31.10.2003 11.12.2003 20.02.2004	None None Not guilty Not guilty Not guilty Defendant changes plea to Guilty Guilty	Case adjourned to enable property owner to obtain legal representation Adjourned Defendant request for Crown Court accepted Case committed to the Crown Court Directions Hearing. Conditional bail granted. Trial date set for 10 February 2004 Date set for Sentencing Hearing Defendant given Conditional Discharge for 2 years and requested to pay £8,000 in costs. The Judge also required the defendant to give an undertaking that he would not use the caravan for residential purposes. On 14 April 2004 report was received indicated the defendant was again living in the caravan. The Local Authority is currently
Site	Details	Minute/Date of Authorisation (where required)	Date of Court Hearing	Plea	Outcome
					taking steps to investigate if the allegation is correct, the level of the alleged use and based on the above a decision will be made on what further action should be taken. Landowner is not currently assisting in efforts to arrange site inspection but visit will occur shortly.
2. Brookfield Willows, Ventnor Road, Whitwell	Court action taken against failure to comply with Enforcement Notice requiring removal of inert waste from the land.	Delegation	07.05.2004 21.05.2004 04.06.2004 18.06.2004 19.07.2004 26.07.2004	None None None None None Not guilty	Landowner did not attend Court. Landowner did not attend Court Landowner attended Court and requested the case be considered by the Crown Court. Committal Hearing in the Magistrates Court. Plea and directions Hearing the Magistrates Court. Landowner did not attend. Warrant issued. Matter listed for Trial, actual date to be advised later.