As of of 16th July, Enforcement Action and a Court Injunction against the unauthorised occupation at Archie’s Stables had been approved by the Council. Legal actions have been set in motion, and on 19th July a Court Injunction, which was considered to be the first priority, was served on Mrs Moore, against:-

    1. Unauthorised material Change of Use of the site; and

    2. Unauthorised material Development of the site

with a preliminary hearing before the Court on 2nd August, at which the course of action should be determined. Later this week, the notice of Enforcement Action will be served. As I have already advised residents, we can expect many legal tactics to be employed at every stage to delay, and try to thwart efforts to remove the caravans and return the site to normality. One such effort may soon be at hand, as Mrs Moore has already made another Application, which is currently being validated by the Council, for retrospective permission for the caravans on that site.  This will take about 8 weeks to process: if it is refused and an Appeal is lodged, that will add many more weeks and Court Action may be delayed.  And so it goes on ...

When Mrs Moore's Application is validated and published, the RA will let you know and any residents who wish to make objection to it will be advised about the valid grounds for objection, and given suggestions, if they need them, about how to proceed.

Chris Cadzow,   Chairman, Cudham RA