An area of Lake has become ‘ramshackle’ and a ‘sprawl’ and doesn’t have the necessary planning permissions, the Isle of Wight Council has said.
Through its planning enforcement notice, the Isle of Wight Council is alleging in the last 10 years and without planning permission the use of a site in Lake, on Newport Road between Morrisons and Merrie Gardens, has expanded to include a hand car wash; tyre repairs and replacement; self-hire storage containers; importation and storage of sand, gravel, hardcore and other building materials as well as tyres and the storage of domestic waste.
It also alleges a tyre recycling centre has been started and a takeaway opened through a mobile catering unit. The Council also alleges a building was erected in the last 4 years.
The notice was issued in June to South Wight Rentals and 4 people – John Kovacik, David Geddes, Karen Geddes and Marcus Prime, and came into effect in July.
The enforcement notice has however been appealed to the Planning Inspectorate for further deliberation as the parties say there are reasons the notice should not stand. The Council says the unauthorised uses are ‘ramshackle’ and ‘sprawling in nature’ which results in ‘a jarring site’.
The authority set 13 actions in the enforcement notice which included ceasing the use of the land for the tyre recycling business, takeaway and hand car wash; removing the storage containers; and demolishing the building.
In documents submitted to the Planning Inspectorate on behalf of the 4 parties, by agents Plan Research, they say it was too late to take action but some of the steps required to comply with the notice are excessive and needed to be done in too short a timeframe. The documents also say permission should be granted for what is alleged.
In a statement compiled by Plan Research, it says if the parties were to comply with 9 of the actions in the notice, it would end the ‘only commercially significant tyre disposal service on the Island’, which supports around 80% of garages and tyre fitters on the Island get rid of their old tyres.
Without the service, the statement says it is likely that large stockpiles of unwanted tyres would accumulate on the Island and more instances of fly-tipping would occur.
It says the use of the site as a hand car wash and tyre replacement service is consistent with the last 20 years of motor trade that has taken place there and the self-hire storage containers are compatible with the lawful van and car hire business.
The mention of sand, gravel, hardcore and building materials is not part of the business, the planning agents say, and they are only required for safety reasons to make surfaces level.
They also say there was no domestic waste on site and it has not changed to a takeaway as the small food trailer supports workers and customers.
The wooden outbuilding has been on the site for more than 8 and a half years, according to the documents submitted, so it is argued no enforcement action should take place because it is beyond the 4-year time limit for enforcement action on structures.
The planning enquiry will take place over the coming months with a decision date not yet determined.
It is rather untidy, issue is what will replace it ?
Probably housing!!!!!
They could make a fortune selling that plot !
How many rabbit/ guinea pig hutches would they get on there????
A great plot to build houses for illegal immigrants.
Or worse still free smack hutches while working people are homeless. It will be another area poisoned by lowlife
Build, build, build! Would help the housing crisis.
Can’t see the problem. The Clampetts are pillars of the community.
I’m going back in to work on Monday I don’t think I’m doing much better but I’ll be in a better spot on the road today if that’s cool and if I get back I’ll come over there and help you with the stuff and then I’ll come over to you if you need anything I just want you know I’m not here for the weekend and I’m just not going anywhere I’m just trying my life is just too busy and it’s all I have and it’s all that I want to do and I don’t want to be here and I’m just not doing it for me to do and it’s not to worry and I’m sorry if you need it I’m sorry but it’s just a little stressed and I don’t want to be around people are just trying to be around other than just being a bad thing to be around you and you don’t wanna be around people
I think you need help. Are you on drugs?
Wise words mate ????!!!
Council trying to dictate what people do with their lives or try to make a living because they aren’t making any money out of them. ie council tax or rates. So get them all moved off so that they can use the site themselves for their own gain. Let’s see how long it is before there are plans submitted for housing from developers with brown envelopes as soon as the site is clear.
Great idea , just do what you like, its bad enough as it is with the council taking years to get to enforcement action.
You need planning for a coffee trailer now???
Not if you know the right people. Half of Ryde was built without any.
Unfortunately plenty of untidy properties used to hoard vehicles in front gardens. Apse Heath is a perfect example, especially opposite the post office.
What’s someone’s garden got to do with anything..
I thought islanders were proud of their beautiful island. Yet some are happy to let it become an eyesore.
It’s a business,.
What rubbish this council make up,alot people use Tyre services and car rental. The car wash is great and also well used. This site was derelict for years and now doing good and being tidyied up and Council want to interfere. Where does council propose to move thousands of tyres ?. Will cost us, public, more for disposal. Council should look at its own untidy and ugly building in Newport.
What i can’t understand is why the planning officers allowed parts of this area to trade for over 4 years, surely they have missed the boat due to the 4 year rule.
What’s the betting the council have had an offer already for the site from developers along with a nice fat brown envelope
Yeh, exactly, people have used the site for years with no problem. then ll of a sudden the council want them all off. What’s that telling you?
It tell you that the council know this has got to be sort3d before 11 years is up, when they have no power to remove anyone. Lazy lazy council.
Why have the council bothered after all these years? Something fishy going on for sure.