Havering Council planning enforcement notices issued in August

Havering Council dished out eight planning enforcement notices in August, spanning premises throughout Romford, Hornchurch and Upminster.

This is only two less than the largest monthly total of the year so far of 10 served in June, and two more than in July.

A mix of businesses and residential properties received notices, with many ordering the demolition or removal of extensions and additions to buildings, allegedly installed without planning permission.

Below are five of these notices reported on so far by the Recorder.

8 Nelmes Road, Hornchurch

A property in Nelmes Road has been told it must move air-conditioning units (Image: Google)

A homeowner at 8 Nelmes Road was ordered move air-conditioning units after the council said they were not installed in line with planning conditions designed to protect neighbours from noise.

The breach of condition notice, published on August 13, required two units to be relocated and acoustic screening installed, with an eight-week deadline to comply.

164 Brentwood Road, Romford

The property at 164 Brentwood Road is one of eight in Havering which faced enforcement action in August (Image: Google)

A property at 164 Brentwood Road was told to stop operating as two separate homes after Havering Council said it had been split without planning permission.

The enforcement notice, dated August 21, ordered the building to be returned to a single dwelling, with unauthorised bathroom, kitchen and utility facilities removed within four months.

Cobe, 165 - 167 South Street, Romford

Cobe has been hit with a planning enforcement notice (Image: Google Maps)

Cobe, in South Street, was ordered to pull down its front seating area after the council said the extension had been built without planning permission and was "excessive and overbearing".

The cafe's structure must be demolished and removed within two months of the notice taking effect on September 25, unless an appeal is lodged.

A spokesperson for Cobe said the canopy currently installed is a "direct replacement" for an existing canopy which was approved by the council, and that "at no stage was it Cobe's intention to breach planning requirements" .

101 Collier Row Road (Flats A and B), Romford

A Collier Row home has been ordered to revert to one dwelling after being divided into two without permission (Image: Google)

The property at 101 Collier Row Road was hit with an enforcement notice on August 31, alleging that it has been divided into two homes "without planning permission".

Havering Council ordered the building to stop its use as two separate dwellings, with unauthorised fittings removed and the property restored to one home.

219 Ardleigh Green Road, Hornchurch

The extension has been called "visually intrusive" and "overbearing" (Image: Havering Council)

A homeowner at 219 Ardleigh Green Road was told to demolish a conservatory allegedly built "without planning permission" in a notice served on August 29.

The council called the structure "visually intrusive" and ordered it to be bulldozed by December 28, unless an appeal is lodged.