Neighbors angry after large 'eyesore' garden shed 'appears out of nowhere'
RESIDENTS say a huge converted barn on the edge of their village is an 'apocalypse'.
Villagers in Paul, near Penzance, Cornwall, are outraged by the building development, claiming it breaches legislation.
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They claim that the “ugly” conversion is a “mockery” of the central and local government, CornwallLive reports.
Locals, who are demanding their council take enforcement action, also say no trees have been planted at the site.
A spokesperson for the residents' group said: “The huge new building, permitted within the 'permitted development under Class Q', is completely out of step with anything else in the picturesque village in both style and size.
'In addition, much of the work on site, on former agricultural fields, openly flouts relevant government legislation, with apparent impunity.
“There is also a long-standing unmet condition for the planting of trees on the site, with the aim of visually screening the original building and any subsequent conversions.
“No trees were ever planted.”
An application was submitted in December 2021 to convert the barn into homes.
The renovation is said to be in its final phase after a developer bought the site from a farming family.
Cornwall Council now says the property has breached planning control after repeated protests from locals.
A spokesperson for Cornwall Council said: “The council can confirm that it is currently investigating alleged breaches of planning control at this particular site and that following an inspection of the land and a meeting with the landowners, it has concluded that there have been is a breach of planning control.
“The council understands that a retrospective planning application will be submitted in due course to address the work carried out.”
The row comes after locals living near a Norfolk beauty spot accused a neighbor of building an illegal holiday home.
Elsewhere in Kent, a hotelier was so concerned about the demolition of a neighboring pub for new housing that he bought it himself.
Others, like Redrow, who had to demolish developments include a family in Bolton, Greater Manchester, who had built an extension.
And locals in Newport, Wales criticized 'jobsworth' officials who wanted them to remove the privacy fences.
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What are your rights regarding retroactive building permits?
A local planning authority may submit an application retroactively Government.uk.
You must submit your application as soon as possible.
Although a local planning authority may submit an application, do not assume that permission will be granted.
A person who has undertaken an unauthorized development has only one option to obtain planning permission after the event.
This can be done through a retroactive planning application or through an appeal against an enforcement order, on the grounds that planning permission should be granted or that conditions should be removed.
The local planning authority may retrospectively refuse a planning application if an enforcement notice has previously been issued.
An appeal cannot be lodged if a retroactive enforcement notice is issued within the period for assessing a planning application.