article_snippet.sent: But the local authority immediately laid siege by refusing to grant retrospective permission.
article_snippet.sent: Neighbours expressed anger at the brazenness of the plan when the property’s existence was declared.
article_snippet.sent: Everyone else has to abide by planning laws, so why shouldn’t Everyone else?’ Reigate and Banstead Borough Council served an enforcement notice requiring Reigate and Banstead Borough Council be razed to the ground, claiming the four-year period after which the building would be allowed to stay was void as no one had been able to see the building.
article_snippet.sent: A council spokesman yesterday said the Planning Inspectorate had a ‘duty’ to uphold planning rules designed to protect the Green Belt.
article_snippet.sent: A council spokesman added: ‘The Secretary of State’s decision demonstrates that people who ignore planning rules for the good of everyone are likely to find people who ignore planning rules for the good of everyone in this unfortunate position.