Fine for back garden bungalow
A woman who converted a house in Ruislip Road into flats
and built a bungalow in the back garden without planning consent has been fined
by Ealing Magistrates.
Muntaz Bacai, 53, converted the house into two
self-contained flats and built an outbuilding in the back garden, all without
planning consent. She rented out the
properties while she lived at another address in Ruislip Road.
Ealing Council planning officers slapped her with an
enforcement notice in 2008 that gave her six months to knock down the
outbuilding, remove a fence between the house and bungalow and remove all
alterations to the house that allowed it to be used as two flats.
Bacai appeared before Ealing Magistrates Court on
Thursday, 28 January, 2010, where she admitted she had failed to comply with
the enforcement notice. She was fined
£800 and ordered to pay £641 costs.
Officers returned to the site after the court
case to confirm that Bacai has now complied with the enforcement notice.
Councillor David Millican, Cabinet Member for
Regeneration and Transport, said:
“Unauthorised building work is a real bug-bear for residents, so it’s important
that we take action. I hope other landlords take heed that we will take action
against those flouting the planning rules.”
The enforcement notice was issued under section 179 of
the Town and Country Planning Act 19
90.
