We’re pleased to see that Havant Borough Council’s Lead Enforcement Officer has slapped a Temporary Stop Notice on the former White Hart on the corner of of North Street and East Street. The external state of the building has deteriorated significantly over the past year and we welcome this action by Planning Services.
What is a Temporary Stop Notice?
“Where the local planning authority consider that there has been a breach of planning control and it is necessary in order to safeguard the amenity of the area that the activity that amounts to the breach should stop immediately, section 171E enables the local planning authority to issue a temporary stop notice. This differs from the normal stop notice powers because the temporary stop notice does not have to wait for an enforcement notice to be issued. In addition the effect of a temporary stop notice will be immediate, it will not be necessary to wait three days before the temporary stop notice takes effect or give reasons why the temporary stop notice will take effect immediately”
The notice hasn’t appeared on the planning portal yet, but you can zoom in and read the detail by clicking on the image below:
Havant Civic Society 