Planners in a lather over car wash sign
Published on 3rd May 2007 in News
HAD TO GO: The Soapy Rides sign, which Mr Kenning was forced to remove.
A Goole businessman has been landed with a hefty fine and court costs after he was charged over an advert for his new business.
Nigel Kenning, of Jetty Close, Hook, pleaded guilty through his solicitor at Goole Magistrates' Court last Thursday to failing to remove a advertisement for Soapy Rides.
Tom Spencer, who represented the East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC), told magistrates that a planning officer had become aware of an advertisement hoarding for Soapy Rides, a car wash business, for which the owner did not have planning permission in June 2006.
Mr Spencer said that Mr Kenning had contacted the ERYC on several occasions and, according to the defendant's interpretation of the planning regulations, believed he was able to display the advertisement.
A planning application was received in August but permission was refused.
Exactly how long the advertisement remained after that was not made clear, but Mr Spencer said it was removed some time in 2007.
"Even after planning permission had been refused, he still didn't move it," said Mr Spencer.
He requested costs of £567.04, which he said included travel, enforcement and travel costs.
"Ultimately, it's the council tax rate payers who pay," he said.
Defending, David Branscombe, who represented Mr Kenning in his absence, said that his client had made enquiries about using a vehicle to display an advertisement, and as the trailer he was using to display the advertisement had an MOT and was in full working order, he believed he was able to to use it to display the advert.
"It was at a junction on Seavy Road," said Mr Branscombe. "It was not in a built-up area and was not causing any problems for residents or blocking their view.
"It was not causing any obstruction and it was properly set up."
Mr Branscombe also said that his client had been told on August 8 that planning permission was needed and submitted an application eight days later.
He then needed an HGV to remove the trailer.
Magistrates fined Mr Kenning £400 and ordered him to pay costs of £567.
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