Scottish caravan park owner fined
The owner was fined "to send a message" to others in similar situations
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Friday, 26, Feb 2010 04:01
A Scottish caravan park owner has found himself in hot water after carrying out work he had been explicitly told not to undertake.
Crofthead Caravan Park owner Gordon McCormack pressed ahead with upgrades to an access road to his Blairgowrie site, despite being told that he would have to submit details of any planned work prior to it beginning.
According to the Press and Journal, neighbours complained about the work beginning on passing places on the road to the site, which had achieved consent for an extra 60 caravans in 2008.
Fiscal depute Hannah Kennedy reportedly told the court that Mr McCormack had gone against the council's wishes.
"The council served a stop notice on the site and spoke to the owner to halt the works on February 27th, 2009," she revealed.
Ms Kennedy added that the site owner then went ahead with work on a platform and wall just a week later.
Mr McCormack was fined £1,500 for his actions, with sheriff Kevin Veal suggesting that the punishment would send a message to others in similar situations.
In other news, planningresource.co.uk has revealed that a Berkshire caravan park owner's appeal against a decision ruling that he could not add an extra mobile home to the site has been upheld.