Developments on the derelict house in Coldharbour Lane:
http://www.urban75.net/forums/threa...l-chat-april-2013.308399/page-3#post-12117795
This now has an enforcement notice attached to the wire netting.
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Don't ask me why this 2012 case number was apparently served yesterday. The case is on the planning database (under enforcements) but no documents are available. The notice comes into effect on 12 August 2013, unless there is an appeal (to the magistrates court).
From the "No Use Empty" empty housing website:
"SCOPE OF POWER
Section 215 can be used effectively on large vacant industrial sites, town centre street frontages, rural sites, derelict buildings, and semi-complete development as well as the more typical rundown residential properties and overgrown gardens.
The scope of works that can be required in s215 notices is wide and includes planting, clearance, tidying, enclosure, demolition, re-building, external repairs and repainting.
DEFINITION OF ‘AMENITY’
‘Amenity’ is a broad concept and not formally defined in the legislation or procedural guidance, ie it is a matter of fact and degree and, certainly common sense. Each case will be different and what would not be considered amenity in one part of an area might well be considered so in another. The local planning authority will generally consider the condition of the site, the impact on the surrounding area and the scope of their powers in tackling the problem before they decide to issue a notice.
Non compliance
The local planning authority has the option to prosecute for non-compliance and /or to carry out the works themselves. The course of action pursued will be dependent on the circumstances of the case. Where the local planning authority undertakes the works in default, then formal debt recovery procedures will be followed. This includes securing a charge against the property and recovery of the debt through the County or High Court bailiffs or even the enforced sale of the property ."