Ein Londoner Restaurant muss mit einer Geldstrafe von 2,5 Millionen Pfund wegen „Erlös aus Straftaten“ rechnen, weil ein Küchenventilator ohne Genehmigung der Stadtregierung installiert wurde
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/meze-mangal-london-lewisham-restaurant-kitchen-fan-council-planning-rules-b1251616.html
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While the title sounds ridiculous, the complaint is over (unpictured) support required for an extraction system which they didn’t get planning permission for, then refused to take down when they were denied permission, then refused to turn up to court for when it got to that point.
Whether they were acting in good faith to stop their kitchens smells going into other peoples houses or not, they didn’t follow the planning rules, and then ignored the council ever since. This has been going on since 2017.
Shit like this is why Britain has a housing crisis and an economy that hasn’t grown noticeably in 17 years.
Complete overstep of authority by the council. Although a very different figure, this is the same issue as schools in Wales using a council enforcement mechanism designed for something entirely different to punish citizens.
This is the exact problem with all this sort of legislation and the legal system relying on jurisprudence, there will always be chancers that will test how far they can stretch their authority.
Local councils and their planning teams are the main thing that have held this country back for decades. Whilst I have not seen the extension in question, if its fixing a serious issue, and passes health & safety standards, that should be sufficient.
Speaking from experience, its absolutely ridiculous that sometimes you have to get central government to override these overzealous councils in the name of progress.