Unauthorised development: Update 4

Birchanger Parish Council wrote to Uttlesford District Council yesterday concerning the sign which has appeared at the site. We have received the following reply.

Dear all,

This is to provide you with an update regarding the site in Birchanger. 

The Council is aware that a name sign has been attached to the gates/fence at the site earlier this week.  It is not an offence to display an unofficial name sign for a site under planning regulations, and depending on the size of the sign it might not require consent under the The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007.  I am due to do a site visit to the site tomorrow so once I have viewed it I should be in a position to confirm if there is a breach of the advert regulations or the injunction.  Once I have been able to confirm the situation I will advise you.

With regards to the planning application for the change of use of the site to residential, it is still invalid as the outstanding information has not yet been submitted however I am aware that the applicants and their agents are collating the required information to make the application valid.  The Council is also still working towards taking formal enforcement action against this breach of planning controls at the site. 

Kind regards,

Sarah Marshall
Planning Enforcement Team Leader
Uttlesford District Council
London Road
Saffron Walden, CB11 4ER

Last updated 22nd August 2018 at 1344